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He had the distinction of becoming the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan (1947-54). He was personally appointed by the Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He was elected Judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague (1954-61), was Vice President of the World Court from 1958 to 1961, and then its President from 1970 to 1973. He was the Chief Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and became President of the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1962- 63. He was the only person ever to have the great distinction of becoming both President of the U. N. General Assembly and President of the International Court of Justice. He was one of the founder members and pioneers of the All India Muslim League and was its President in 1930 and remained closely as- sociated with the Quaid-e-Azam and other Muslim leaders from 1925 to _194 7 throughout the turbulent period of the Muslim struggle for independence in India and achievement of Pakistan. He was specially nominated by the Quaid-e-Azam to represent Pakistan in early 1947 at the United Nations to support the cause of Palestine, for which he earned plaudits from the Arabs and, as an acknowledgement of his achievements, King Hussain of Jor- dan awarded him the "Star of Jordan," the land's highest civil award, and Tunisia and Morocco honored him with their highest civil awards, too. Similar awards were bestowed upon him by Al- geria, Libya and Syria. His singular and selfless efforts helped Libya, Algeria and Tunisia gain their independence. His efforts in connection with the Palestine problem and independence of the Muslim countries of Africa and Middle East have been repeatedly acclaimed by Muslim scholars in general and Middle East scholars and diplomats in particular. Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrulla Khan was the author of 18 books on different subjects ranging from Politics to International Law and Religion. These books were mostly published by reputed publishers of Britain and the United States. He wrote two autobiographies, one in English and the other in Urdu. His trans- lation in English of the Holy Quran has been greatly acclaimed in the West. Among his better known books are: 'The Agony of Pakistan," "Servant of God/' "Islam: Its Meaning for Man," "Pilgrimage to the House of Allah," "Gardens of the Righteous" (Translation of The Riyadh as-Salihin of Imam Nawawi), "Es- sence of Islam," etc. 35 -