Abu Saleh Muhammad Akram (1888, Calcutta - April 1968, Lahore

Lahore

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) was the first Chief Justice

Chief Justice

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 of Dacca High Court

Dhaka High Court

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 and a former justice of the Federal Court of Pakistan (now Supreme Court of Pakistan

Supreme Court of Pakistan

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Bengal Boundary Commission

Akram was one of the two members from Pakistan at the Bengal Boundary Commission for the Radcliff Award in June 1947.

East Pakistan

Akram was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Dacca High Court after it was created in 1947.

Federal Court of Pakistan

In 1951, Akram became a judge of the Federal Court of Pakistan. In 1954 he was inline to succeed the retiring Chief Justice, Abdul Rashid but forgo his turn and Justice Muhammad Munir was appointed instead.

In 1952, he led an inquiry against Khan Najaf Khan, a police official in connection with the assassination of Pakistan's first Prime Minister

Prime minister

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, Liaquat Ali Khan

Liaquat Ali Khan

For other people with the same or similar name, see Liaqat Ali Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani statesman who became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Defence minister and Commonwealth, Kashmir Affairs...

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Council of Islamic Ideology

Akram became the first chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology

Council of Islamic Ideology

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, serving from 01 August 1962 to 5 February 1964.