Muhammad Zafarullah Khan Politician

Chaudhry Sir al-Hajj Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, KCSI (Urdu: محمد ظفر اللہ خان‎‎; 6 February 1893 – 1 September 1985) was one of the leading Founding Fathers of modern Pakistan, politician, statesman, diplomat, international jurist, and a prominent scholar of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He is known for drafting the Pakistan Resolution, being the first foreign minister of Pakistan, for his eloquent representation of Pakistan and the Palestinians at the United Nations, and for being the first Muslim, Asian and only Pakistani president for both the UN General Assembly and also the International Court of Justice.He was a delegate in 1930, 1931, and 1932 to the Round Table Conferences on Indian reforms in London, England. In 1931–1932 he was president of the Muslim League, and he sat on the British Viceroy's Executive Council as its Muslim member from 1935 to 1941. He led the Indian delegation to the League of Nations in 1939, and from 1941 to 1947 he served as a judge of the Federal Court of India.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 06, 1893
Birth place	Pakistan , Sialkot , Daska , Presidencies and provinces of British India , British Raj
Date of death	September 01, 1985
Place of death	Pakistan , Lahore
Education	Government College University Lahore King's College London

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Office holder

office	Minister of Foreign Affairs
party	All-India Muslim League Muslim League (Pakistan)
prime minister	Khawaja Nazimuddin Liaquat Ali Khan Muhammad Ali Bogra
successor	Muhammad Ali Bogra