Mian Abdul Rashid

Mian Abdul Rashid
سر میاں عبد الرشيد
Rashid (left) swearing-in Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor-General
1st Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
27 June 1949 – 29 June 1954
Appointed byMuhammad Ali Jinnah
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMuhammad Munir
Personal details
Born
Abdul Rashid

(1889-06-29)29 June 1889
Lahore, Punjab, British India
(now Pakistan)
Died6 November 1981(1981-11-06) (aged 92)
Islamabad, Pakistan
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1889–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1981)
Alma mater
Awards Knight Bachelor
Star of India
Hilal-e-Pakistan

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid, KCSI, H.Pk (Urdu: سر میاں عبد الرشيد; 29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981) was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, and a jurist.