Mohammed Afzal Zullah (Urdu: محمد افضل ظلہ) was born on April 19, 1928, in Bijnial, Mandrah, Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi. He graduated in 1948 from the University of Punjab with a degree in Arts. In 1950, he received the degree in Law from Punjab University Lahore. He enrolled as a Pleader in 1950 and started practicing law in Sahiwal. Later on he shifted to Rawalpindi in 1951 and to Lahore in 1961.

Muhammad Afzal Zullah
محمد افضل ظلہ
11th Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
1 January 1990 – 18 April 1993
Appointed byGhulam Ishaq Khan
Preceded byMohammad Haleem
Succeeded byNasim Hasan Shah
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
14 Jun 1979 – 18 April 1993
Nominated byZia-ul-Haq
Appointed byZia-ul-Haq
Personal details
Born(1928-04-19)19 April 1928
Bijnial, British Raj
(now Pakistan)
Died23 December 2011(2011-12-23) (aged 83)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab
Supreme Court of Pakistan

He was appointed as Additional Judge of the West Pakistan High Court in May 1968, he became permanent Judge of the High Court in March 1970. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in 1979. In the same year he became member of Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Court of Pakistan. He became the Chairman of the Bench in 1982. He acted as the Chief Justice from March 4 to 7, 1984. Justice Zullah became the Chief Justice of Pakistan from January 1, 1990, to March 19, 1993.[1]

He also remained a Member Syndicate, at the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Member Board of Studies in Law University of Multan, Member Board of Trustees Islamic University Islamabad and Member Selection Board Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.

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  1. ^ "Dogar among nine CJPs not given full court reference". Daily Times (Pakistan). March 24, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of Pakistan
1990–1993
Succeeded by