Syed Jafar Imam

Syed Jafar Imam (18 April 1900 – 30 November 1965) was an Indian Judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Career Imam was born in 1900 in Bihar, British India. His father, Sir Ali Imam was a barrister and member of the Imperial Legislative Council.

Imam was educated in England, attending Lynam's Preparatory School in Oxford and Malvern College in Worcestershire. He subsequently pursued higher studies at Trinity College, Cambridge and passed Bachelor of Laws. He completed his legal training at the Middle Temple in 1922. Imam started practice at the Patna High Court and later appointed Advocate General of Bihar in 1942. In 1943, he was elevated as a Judge of the Patna High Court. He was also appointed as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. On 10 January 1955, Imam became the Judge of Supreme Court of India and retired on 31 January 1964.