Pakistani politician (1930–2023)
Syed Muhammad Zafar
In office March 2006 – March 2012[1] President Asif Ali Zardari Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani In office 1965–1969[2] Leader Field Marshal Ayub Khan 1975 President, High Court Bar Association, Lahore 1979[2] President, Supreme Court Bar Association ? Chairman, Human Rights Society of Pakistan ? Chairman, Cultural Association of Pakistan ? Chancellor of Hamdard University
Born (1930-12-06 ) 6 December 1930[2] Rangoon , Burma, British India [2] Died 19 October 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 92)Lahore , Punjab, Pakistan Nationality Pakistani Other political affiliations Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PMLQ)Spouse Saifee Syed Children 4,[3] [4] including Roshaneh and Syed Ali Alma mater Punjab University Law College (PULC)
Syed Muhammad Zafar (Urdu : سید محمد ظفر ; 6 December 1930 – 19 October 2023) was a Pakistani human rights activist , lawyer (Senior Advocate Supreme Court ), and politician who was a member of the Senate of Pakistan . For some time, he was affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PMLQ).[5]
Syed Muhammad Zafar was born on 6 December 1930 in Rangoon , Burma , where his father worked in the construction business.[6] His family hailed from the town of Shakargarh in Punjab . Following the Japanese occupation of Burma , his family returned to their native village in 1944.[6]
Zafar began his career as a lawyer in the 1950s.[7] He played an important role during the 1958 imposition of martial law in Pakistan and again in forcing amendments to Constitution of Pakistan of 1962 , which at first did not have sufficient protections for basic human rights.
After serving as a judge of the high court and as Pakistan's Minister for Law and Justice from 1965 to 1969,[2] Zafar retired from the government in 1968 and started his own law practice.[7]
Zafar and a few of his contemporaries founded the Human Rights Society of Pakistan in 1976.[7]
Zafar was awarded an honorary PhD degree in law at the University of the Punjab 's 124th convocation. He retired from active law practice in 2012.[2]
In 2018, he quit politics and parted ways with the PMLQ party.[8]
After retirement from his official government service in 1968, he was a frequent commentator on current affairs in Pakistan.[5] [9]
S. M. Zafar died on 19 October 2023, at the age of 92 in Lahore after a prolonged illness.[10] [11]
Zafar, S.M. (1970). Through the crisis . Lahore: Book Centre.
Zafar, S.M. (2005). Dictator kaun? [Who is Dictator? ] (in Urdu). Not identified: Brite Books. ISBN 9789698780104 . OCLC 656142099 .
Zafar, S.M. (2008). ʻAvām, pārlīmanṭ, Islām [People, Parliament and Islam ] (in Urdu). Lahore: ilm-o-irfan. ISBN 9789698780029 .
Zafar, S.M. (1978). Haj: a journey in obedience . Lahore: Ripon Printing Press. [7]
Zafar, S.M. Tazkaray-Jaizay [Views & Reviews ].
Zafar, S.M. (1997). Understanding statutes: canons of construction . Lahore: Brite Books.
Zafar, S.M. میرے مشہور مقدمے [My Popular Law Cases ].
Zafar, S.M. Pakistan Banam Corruption : Awam Ki Adalat Main [Pakistan Benaam Corruption (Awam KI Adalat Mein) ]. ISBN 9789663707303 .
Zafar, S.M. Adalat Main Siyasat - عدالت میں سیاست [Politics in the Court of Law (Adalat Mein Siyasat) ]. Brite Books, Lahore. ISBN 978-969-878013-5 .
Zafar, S.M. (2004). Dialogue On The Political Chess Board . Lahore, Pakistan; Brite Books, 2004; PLD Publishers, 2008; Punjab, Pakistan; BRITE BOOKS 2004; Lahore; Brite Books, Edition: 1st ed DDC classification: KIC 324.56 Z17D 2004; LAHORE BRITE BOOKS 2004: Brite Books. ISBN 9789698780012 . ((cite book ))
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Zafar, S.M. (2014). Be A Competent Lawyer . Sagar Publications.
Zafar, S.M. (2016). Understanding statutes : canons of construction . Lahore: Manzoor Law Book House. [12]
Zafar, S.M. (2019). History of Pakistan Reinterpreted: Constitutional, Political, Social . Lahore: Manzoor Law Book House. [13] [14]
^ SM Zafar, listed member of Senate of Pakistan (2006–2012) Senate of Pakistan website, Retrieved 14 May 2018
^ a b c d e f g h Profile of S.M. Zafar on goodreads.com website Retrieved 14 May 2018
^ "Veteran lawyer SM Zafar's son passes away" . DAWN . 24 January 2019.
^ "SHC seeks replies of CAA, others over their 'failure' to give medical care to passengers" . DAWN . 1 June 2019.
^ a b Senior lawyer SM Zafar instructed by wife amid television show on Panama verdict Daily Pakistan Global (newspaper), Published 29 July 2017, Retrieved 14 May 2018
^ a b "S M Zafar: A Celebrity From Shakargarh" . Shakargarh.net . 27 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2019 .
^ a b c d e f Richard H. Curtiss (August 1996). "S.M. Zafar– An Effective Legal Advocate for Human Rights" . Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Retrieved 14 May 2018 .
^ "Senator SM Zafar quits politics" . Geo News . 20 January 2018.
^ Masses want no conflict in institutions: S.M. Zafar Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 February 2018, Retrieved 14 May 2018
^ "Veteran lawyer, senior politician SM Zafar passes away at 93" . Samaa TV . 19 October 2023.
^ Bilal, Rana (19 October 2023). "Veteran lawyer S.M. Zafar passes away in Lahore" . DAWN .
^ "Launch of S.M. Zafar's book 'Judiciary bound to protect Constitution' " . DAWN . 17 October 2016.
^ "History of Pakistan - reinterpreted : (Constitutional, political, & social) / S. M. Zafar - Catalogue | National Library of Australia" . catalogue.nla.gov.au .
^ Rehman, I. A. (26 April 2020). "NON-FICTION: THROUGH A LENS, BRIGHTLY" . DAWN .
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