The Reminiscences of Zafrulla Khan — Page xiii
REMINISCENCES OF SIR MUHAMMAD ZAFRULLA KHAN xiii was not elected. Had he been elected to the ICJ, he would not have been able to render the tremendous service which he did to the cause of Muslims, during the late forties and early fifties. What a pity that after his first term at the ICJ, one of his own countrymen canvassed against his re-election. He was elected and retired as the President of the ICJ. He was the only person to be elected the President of the UN General Assembly at New York and the International Court of Justice at the Hague. He was not a “yesman. ” He was known as the dissenting Judge at the Federal Court of India and was always outspoken and straight. At the Round Table Conferences, he was such a courageous spokesman of India's cause that Mr. Chintamoni sent him a chit saying: "In this gathering of reactionaries, it is so refreshing to hear someone speak out with courage. " 2 These are the Reminiscences of the man who rendered invaluable services to the cause of Muslims. He never wanted political eminence, but was granted enviable political and judicial prominence by the sheer grace of Allah, The Almighty. His entry in the International Who's Who reads as follows: "Sir Mohammad Zafrullah Khan, KCSI, BA, LLB; Pakistani politician and diplomatist; born 6 February, 1893; Educated at Government College, Lahore, and King's College, London; Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln's Inn); Advocate Sialkot, Punjab 1914-16; practised Lahore High Court, 1916-1935; Member, Punjab Legislative Council, 1926-35; Delegate, Indian Round Table Conference, 1930, 31, 32; Delegate, Joint Select Committee of Parliament on Indian Reforms, 1933; President, All India Muslim League, 1931; Member, Governor General Executive Council, 1935-41; Leader, Indian Delegation to the Assembly of League of Nations, 1939; Agent General of India in China, 1942; Judge, Federal Court of India 1941-47; Constitutional Advisor to H. H. The Ruler of Bhopal, June- December 1947; Leader, Pakistan Delegation to Annual Session of the United Nations General Assembly, September- November, 1947; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, Government of Pakistan, 1947; Leader, Pakistan Delegation to UN Security Council on India- Pakistan Dispute, 1948-54, and to Sessions of United Nations General Assembly, 1947-54; Leader, Pakistan Delegation to San Francisco Conference on Japanese Peace Treaty, 1951;