CHAUDHRY SIR MUHAMMAD ZAFARULLAH KHAN

1893 - 1985

Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, who was elected Presidentof theGeneral Assembly today, was Pakistan's first
Foreign Minister from l947 to 1954 and in that capacity headed Pakistan's delegation to the annual sessions of
the general Assembly. From 1954 until 1961, he served as a member of the International Court of Justice in the
Hague - He has served an Pakistant's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since August 1961.
Zafrulla Khan was born in Sialkot now in West Pakistano on 6 February 1893, and was educated at the
Government College, Lahore, and later at King's College, London.Hewas called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn,
London., and subsequently practiced law in the Lahore High Court from 1914 to 1935.
From 1926 to 1935, he was a member of the Punjab Legislative Council, and during this period from 1930 to
1932 he also served as a delegate to the IndidnRound TableConferences.
He was elected President of the All-India Muslim League in 1931 and in 1933 served as a delegate to the Joint
Select Committee of Parliament on Indian Reforms. From 1935 to 1941 he waa a member of the Viceroy's
Executive Council.,holdingthe portfolio of Commerce and Railways, Industriec and Labor, and Law and War
Supply.
In December 1939., Zafrulla Khan headed the Indian Delegation to the Sessionof theAusembly of the League
of Nations and from October 1941 to June 1947, he surved as Judge of the federal court of India. During this
period, he served, briefly during 19421 in China as Agent-General of the Government of India.
Following the independence of Pakistan, Zafrulla KhanbecamePakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs
andCommonwealthRelations. In December 1947, and in that capacity until 1954headed Pakistants delegation
to the United Nations General Assembly sessions and also tothe SecurityCouncil meetings on the IndiaPakistan dispute during 1948 to 1952.
In 1954,Zafrulla Khanwas elected a memberof the InternntionalCourt of Justice and served in that
capacityuntilFebruary 1961, during which period he also became Vice-President of the World Court,
In Augunt 1961, Zefrulla Khan was appointed by the Government, of Pakistan as the
PermanentRepresentativeof Pakistan totheUnited Nations,
Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan is the author of "Indian Case"; "TheCriminal LawJournal of India"; "Fifteen Years'
Digest,"; and"Reprints of Punjab CriminalRulings, Vol, IV."

CHAUDHRY SIR MUHAMMAD

ZAFARULLAH KHAN
1893 - 1985
Following is brief life sketch of Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan,

Born on February 6, 1893, in Sialkot.

Acquired primary education at the American Mission School, Sialkot.

Saw the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement on September 3, 1904 in Lahore.
(since that day Sir Zafarullah Khan considered himself to be an Ahmadi).

Visited Qadian for the first time in September, 1905.

Personally offered allegiance to the Promised Messiah on September 16, 1907.

Graduated from the Government College, Lahore, in 1911.

Went to England in August, 1911 and remained there uptil November, 1914. During this
period he studied at Kings' College, London, and was called to the Bar having studied
at Lincolns Inn. During this period Chaudhry Sahib also had the occasion to visit
various places in England, Switzerland and Germany, where he zealously propagated
articles of his faith.

Practised as a lawyer in Sialkot, during the period January 1915 to July 1916.

CHAUDHRY SIR MUHAMMAD

ZAFARULLAH KHAN
1893 - 1985

In March 1915, lectured before the Jamaat in Delhi on the topic "The need for religion".
Practised in Lahore during the period August 1916 to 1935.
Pleaded the case of the Jamaat of Monghir in the Bihar High Court, successfully in December, 1916.
Remained the Amir of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat Lahore during the period 1919 to 1935.
Served as a lecturer in the Law College, Lahore, during the period 1919 to 1924.
Delivered a laudatory Address before the Viceroy of India, on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat, in
June 1921.
Presented the Book "Tuhfa Shehzada Wales" (A Gift for the Prince of Wales) to H.R.H the Prince of
Wales, in February 1922.
In December 1923, delivered a lecture for the first time in the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Movement on the topic "The Onslaught of the Movement on Christianity and its Effects".
Read an exhaustive paper at the Conference of Religions held in the Habibiya Hall, Lahore, in
January 1924.
Served as Secretary to Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II, the second successor of the Promised Messiah (as)
at the occasion of Shura (Advisory Council) in 1924. (Sir Zafarullah Khan had the privilege of serving
in this capacity seventeen times).
Was member of the delegation which represented the Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement at the All
Parties Conference held in 1924.
Read the paper of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II at the Conference of the Worlds Religions held in
Wembley Hall, London, in 1924 (Sir Zafarullah Khan also acted as Secretary to Hazrat Khalifatul
Masih II during his first tour to Europe).

Was elected a member of the Punjab Legislative Council in 1926.

On September 2, 1926, the father of Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Ch. Nasrullah Khan who
was a companion of the Promised Messiah, breathed his last.
In 1927, acted successfully as representative counsel for the Muslims of the Punjab in the
contempt of court case against the Muslim Outlook.
Presided at the Delhi Meeting of the All India Muslim League in 1931 and advocated the cause
of the Indian Muslims through his presidential address.
Participated in the Round Table Conferences held in the years 1930, 1931, and 1932.
Visited Chicago for the first time and participated in the World Faith Congress held in the year
1933.
Presented a Complimentary Memorandum to the Viceroy of India (Earl of Wellingdon) on behalf
of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, in March 1934.
Remained a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India, during the years 1935 to
1941.
Delivered a lecture on the topic 'The Message of Ahmadiyyat', in the year 1935.
Became the Minister of Railways in May, 1935.
On May 16, 1938, the mother of Sir Zafarullah Khan died.
Wrote a book 'Meri Walda' (My Mother) in the year 1938.
At the initiation of Sir Zafarullah Khan the Jubilee of the Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II was
organised in the year 1939.
In 1939, represented India in the League of Nations.

In 1941, delivered a speech on the topic "Foundation for a New World" which was broadcasted on All India Radio.
Was appointed Judge of the Federal Court of India in September 1941, which post he held until June 1947.
Was appointed the Agent General of India in China in the year 1942.
Laid the foundation stone of a place of worship in Lagos in March 1943.
In 1944, at the instance of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II, dedicated his entire property for the cause of Ahmadiyyat.
Again in 1944, at the instance of Hazrat Kahlifatul Masih II, joined in the noble work of translation of the Holy
Quran into various languages.
In 1945, represented India as the Indian Government's nominee in the Commonwealth Relations Conference,
where courageously spoke for the cause of Indias freedom.
At the request of the Quaid-e-Azam, represented the Muslim League in July 1947 before Radcliffe Boundary
Commission and presented the case of the Muslims in highly commendable manner.
Was the Advisor on Constitutional and Legal Affairs to H.H. the Nawab of Bhopal, from June to December 1947.
In December 1947, represented Pakistan in United Nations' General Assembly as the head of the Pakistan
delegation and advocated the stand of the Muslim world on the Palestinian issue.
Was appointed by the Quaid-e-Azam as Pakistan's (first) Foreign Minister which post he held from December 25,
1947 till 1954.
During 1948 to 1954, represented Pakistan at the Security Council (UN) and admirably advocated the case of
liberation of the occupied Kashmir, Libya, North Ireland, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, and Indonesia.
Presented to the US president the second edition of the English Translation of the Holy Quran, in January 1951.
Met with a major railway accident at Jhimper, in January 1953, from which he was miraculously saved from even
the slightest injury.
Represented Pakistan at the CENTO Conference held in Manila, in September 1954.
In 1954, became Judge of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, which post he held till 1961.
Laid the foundation of a place of worship in the Hague, in June 1955.

From July to September 1955, accompanied Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II, during his second trip to Europe and
served his as his interpreter.
Inaugurated a place of worship in Hamburg, in March 1957.
In March, 1958, performed Umra and visited the shrine of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) in Medina to pay homage; also met Sultan Abdul Aziz Ibne Saud and stayed
in the royal palace as the Sultan's personal guest.
Became the Vice President of the International Court of Justice, the Hague, in the year 1958, which post he held
till 1961.
In 1958, had a place of worship constructed in Daska, Sialkot and got the translation of the Tafsir-Saghir done of
which all costs were borne by him.
In December 1958, inaugurated a Convention in Rabwah, in which speeches in 52 languages were delivered.
In 1960, at the request of an organisation of the US, wrote a book called: "Islam - its Meaning for Modern Man".
From 1961 to 1964, remained Pakistans Permanent Representative at the UN.
In 1962, met President Kennedy and discussed the Kashmir issue with him.
From 1962 to 1963, was President of the UN General Assembly.
In 1963, inaugurated a place of worship in Zurich.
In 1963, visited USSR and met its leaders as well as some notable Russian Muslims.
In November 1965, visited the Fiji Island and delivered a lecture.
Performed Hajj in the year 1967.
Translated the Holy Quran in English in the year 1970.
In 1970, was elected President of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, which post he held uptil 1973.
Stayed in England during the period 1973 to 1983.
Came back to Pakistan in 1983 till his death in Lahore, on September 1, 1985, after a protracted illness.

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan's logical and forceful advocacy of the cause of the Arabs in
particular, and his support to the aspirations of the subject nations of Africa and the Third
World, in general, on the forum of the United Nations and outside it, won him universal
appreciation and respect.
The Statesman, Delhi, dated October 8, 1947, editorially observes:"For the first time the
voice of Pakistan was heard in the counsels of the United Nations on a burning topic of
world-wide significance when leader of this country's delegation, Chaudhry Zafarullah Khan,
addressed the United Nations Palestine Committee at Lake Success on Tuesday. It was a
telling speech which tore into shreds the specious pleas put forward by the advocates of the
partition of Palestine. Chaudhry Zafarullah did not merely indulge in rhetoric when he
described the partition plan as `physically and geographically a monstrosity', he proceeded
to prove this by unassailable arguments. Answering the contention that the migration of
more Jews into Palestine should be permitted because the Jewish displaced persons desired
to go to that country, Pakistan's spokesman asked whether the Americans would consent to
relax or abrogate their own immigration laws if displaced persons of various other
nationalities desired to enter the United States and settle there? Would America, he further
asked, agree to take in the five million displaced persons of the Punjab if they desired to
leave the scene of their suffering and cross over to the United States. We have little doubt
that the Arabs will rejoice to find the voice of Pakistan so powerfully raised in the United
Nations in defence of their cause. The addition of the independent sovereign state of
Pakistan to the comity of free Muslim peoples of the World is already beginning to have its
effect on international affairs,"the paper concluded.

Al-Ayyam of Damascus in it's issue of 24 February

writes:"Zafarullah Khan will be given a tremendous welcome in
the Syrian capital. He raised his voice in defence of humanity,
justice and righteousness at every political gathering and at
every international forum. Zafarullah in the person who bent all
his energies in representing the causes of the Arab countries and
as such his name will ever be written in gold in the history of the
Arabs. His conscience is saturated with faith; his conversation is
marked with reason and logic. He always keeps in view true and
unalloyed good of humanity. In welcoming Muhammad Zafarullah
Khan today we are welcoming a person of faith, belief and
humaneness who wants to see the establishment of a pure, clean
and exemplary society in the world, who desires to bring about an
environment of brotherhood and camaraderie in which human life
could flourish unimpeded and no human being could usurp the
rights of another fellow human being."

Some of his Writings

Message of Islam
The Excellent Exemplar - Muhammad - The
Messenger of Allah
Nature of Quranic Teachings
Re-Institution of Khilafat
Islamic Concept of the State
Punishment of Apostacy in Islam
The Contribution of Islam to the Solution
of World Problems

When he turned 90 a devoted admirer wrote to

him:
"You are ninety today; a record glorious in every
respect, fulfilling in all dimensions of life; your
equation with God being the most envious. I am
sure generations to come would wish to emulate
you. I am equally sure that future historians
must see you very much bigger as their view
would be un-jaundiced. Sooner or later your
services to the Muslims of the Sub-Continent,
particularly of Pakistan, must stand out in bold
and lustrous relief in historical accounts."

The Canada Stary Weekly, Toronto, in its issue of May 28,

1949, says:"The man who more than any other single person
has put Pakistan on the international map as a force to be
reckoned with is Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, a former Foreign Minister of Pakistan
and President of the Pakistan Legal Aid Association, says:"From
Sialkot to the Security Council, from Round Table Conferences
to international conferences, from the Join Parliamentary
Committee on Constitutional Reforms to the Constituent
Assembly of Pakistan, from the Viceroy's Executive Council to
the Pakistan Cabinet, from the Indian Assembly to the General
Assembly of the United Nations and from the Federal Court of
the sub-continent to the International Court of Justice,
Chaudhry Zafarullah's contribution is clean and consistent,
creditable and commendable."(Dawn, Karachi, March 3, 1964)

Former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sent a message of appreciation to

Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan on his retirement from the
Presidentship of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. His message
read:"I wish to convey to you our deep appreciation for the services you
have so selflessly rendered over several decades to the people of Pakistan
as well as to the international community. As a leading member of the
political movement, which led to the achievement of a homeland of the
Muslims in the sub-continent and earlier as President of the All India Muslim
League in 1931, you played a very significant role in the creation of Pakistan.
As Foreign Minister of Pakistan for the first seven years after the birth of the
country, you helped in establishing Pakistan as a state which commanded
respect abroad and whose voice carried weight in international forms. Your
services to Pakistan, however, did not end there. As President of the UN
General Assembly and as a judge of the International Court of Justice you not
only served the international community as a whole, but in doing so
enhanced the prestige of Pakistan. I can say with full confidence that all of
us shared the pride that one naturally felt at the respect you commanded in
the international community and the United Nations in your various
capacities."