Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan was one of the strugglers in the Pakistan Movement who was born in Sialkot India in 1893. He studied Law at King’s College, London University. He became a member of the Punjab Legislative Council in 1926 and participated in the three Round Table Conferences on Indian reforms. From 1931-32 he remained the president of the All-India Muslim League. He also represented Muslims on the British Viceroy’s executive council from 1935-1941. He was the one who led the Indian delegation to the League of Nations in 1939. He has also served the Federal Court of India as a judge for almost six years. In 1947 he presented the view of the Muslim League boundaries division of Pakistan to Sir Cyril Radcliffe
After the partition, he became the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan. He led a Pakistani delegation to the UN in 1947-54. The talented diplomat remained a member of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. He represented Pakistan in the UN again in 1961-64 and had also served as a president of the General Assembly in 1962-63. His services had been observed as a court’s president from 1970-1973.
He was the well-known author of Islam “Its Meaning for Modern Man” (1962) and had written a translation of the Quran (1970).
