Muhammad Zafrulla Khan

Who was Muhammad Zafrulla Khan?

Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, KCSI 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.