Shamim Hussain Qadri

Justice Shamim Hussain Qadri/Kadri is a retired Pakistani judge, politician, and legal scholar who served as 24th chief justice of the Lahore High Court from 1980 to 1982. He previously served as a judge of the West Pakistan High Court and was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1951 to 1955 and later Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan from 1950 to 1958. He was associated with several organizations, including the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam.

Career Qadri was enrolled as an advocate of the Lahore High Court in 1947. Prior to the independence of Pakistan, he served as chairperson of the Commission of Enquiry established to investigate atrocities allegedly committed by the Jan Sangh in Chamba State in 1946.

Following the partition of India in 1947, he served as secretary of the Legal Aid Committee of Punjab Province for the defence of Muslims involved in alleged riot cases from 1947 to 1948. He was also appointed as a part-time lecturer at the Punjab University Law College, Lahore, where he taught from 1948 to 1950.

Qadri entered politics and served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and later the West Pakistan Legislative Assembly from 1950 to 1958. Between 1952 and 1956, he served as general secretary of the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam, one of the oldest socio-educational organizations in Pakistan.

In 1966, Qadri was appointed as an additional judge of the West Pakistan High Court. He became a permanent judge in 1968 and continued to serve until 1970. After the dissolution of the One Unit system, he was elevated as a judge of the Lahore High Court, where he served from 1970 to 1980.

In 1980, he was appointed acting chief justice of the Lahore High Court and was later appointed as the permanent chief justice. He remained in office until 1982.

Qadri also wrote books on the ideology of Pakistan and Islamic governance. His published works include, Creation of Pakistan and Islami Riasat, Quran or Sunnat ki Roshni Mein among others.

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