Hamoodur Rahman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hamoodur Rahman

Pakistani judge

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1910

Place of Birth: Chittagong, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1975

Profession: judge, philosopher

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Chief Justice Hamoodur Rahman (Urdu: ???? ???????; 1 November 1910 – 20 December 1981), NI.
HI, was a Pakistani Bengali jurist and an academic who served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from 18 November 1968 till 31 October 1975. Educated in law and trained as a jurist from the United Kingdom, he earned notability and international fame when he chaired the War Enquiry Commission to investigate the responsibility causes of the war with India that led the liberation of East Pakistan and provide insightful recommendations to prevent future armed foreign intervention.
In addition, Rehman served as a law professor in the faculty of Karachi University and vice-chancellor of University of Dhaka while remaining active in promoting literacy across the country.
After the independence of Bangladesh, Rehman's family retained Pakistan's citizenship and his son served as the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court.Chief Justice Rahman remained a very respected figure in Pakistan's judiciary, and is hailed for his honesty and patriotism that Senior Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday once publicly noted that "his Commission was the most honorable commission that was investigated by a Bengali Chief Justice, in spite of East-Pakistan disaster." His findings could prove to be disastrous for Pakistan's powerful military so they never made public.