Muhammad Munir

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Muhammad Munir was born on 3 May 1895. After doing MA from Government College Lahore he joined Law College to earn his L.L.B. He started his career as a lawyer at Amritsar in 1921, later on he shifted to Lahore in 1922.

He was appointed Assistant Advocate-General of Punjab in 1937, and first President of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in 1940. He was elevated to the Bench of Judicature at Lahore in 1942. In 1948 he was made the Chairman of the Pakistan Pay Commission, next year he was made the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court.

Justice Munir was appointed as the Chief Justice of Pakistan in 1954, and in the same year as the Governor General of Pakistan. Besides being the Chief Justice he also remained the Chairman Delimitation Commission from June 1956 to July 1958. He retired as chief Justice on 2 May 1960.

Justice Munir represented Pakistan at International Criminal Jurisdiction Committee in 1951 and was elected its Vice-Chairman, he also presided the Punjab Disturbances Court of Inquiryin 1953. He is also the author of "Principles and Digest of the Law of Evidence".

Preceded by Abdur Rashid

Chief Justices of Pakistan

Succeeded by Muhammad Shahabuddin