S. A. Rahman (4 June 1903 to 11 February 1979) was the fifth Chief Justice of Pakistan, serving briefly from 1 March to 3 June 1968. Born in Wazirabad, Punjab, he studied at Islamia College Lahore and the University of Punjab before earning a BA at Oxford and a doctorate in law at Cairo University. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1926, was appointed a judge of the Lahore High Court in 1946, served on the Bengal Boundary Commission in 1947, and was Vice-Chancellor of Punjab University from 1950 to 1952. He later served as Pakistan's Chief Election Commissioner from 1964 to 1967 and wrote on the law of apostasy in Islam. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Sheikh Abdur Rehman (Urdu, شیخ عبد الرحمان) (4 June 1903 - 11 February 1979) was the 5th Chief Justice of Pakistan. He did his MA and Law from University of Punjab, BA Hons from Oxford and Ph.D. in law from Cairo.
Member Of: Supreme Court of Pakistan, Lead section
In 1958 he was made the Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge and Jurist
Wikidata Q7387345, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): Pakistan
Wikidata Q7387345, P27 country of citizenship claim, additional value 67
citizenship (P27), additional value: Indian
Wikidata Q7387345, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1903
Wikidata Q7387345, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1903-06-04
Wikidata Q7387345, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1990
Wikidata Q7387345, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1990-07-25
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P19 (place of birth): Wazirabad
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