Muhammad Shahabuddin

{{Short description|Pakistani politician and judge (1895–1971)}} {{similar names|Mohammad Shahabuddin (disambiguation)}} {{One source|date=June 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Muhammad Shahabuddin | native_name = محمد شہاب الدین | native_name_lang = ur | office = 3rd Chief Justice of Pakistan | appointer = Ayub Khan | term_start = 3 May 1960 | term_end = 12 May 1960 | predecessor = Muhammad Munir | successor = Alvin Robert Cornelius | office1 = Governor of East Bengal | term_start1 = 22 December 1954 | term_end1 = 14 June 1955 | predecessor1 = Iskander Mirza | successor1 = Amiruddin Ahmad | birth_date = {{birth date|1895|5|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Eluru, Madras Presidency, British India | alma_mater = {{ubl|University of Madras|Government Law College, Chennai}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|04|13|1895|05|13|df=y}} | death_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | image = Muhammad Shahabuddin.jpg }}

'''Muhammad Shahabuddin''' (13 May 1895 – 13 April 1971)<ref name=":0" /> was the 3rd Chief Justice of Pakistan, serving from 3 May to 12 May 1960. He also served as acting Governor of East Bengal from 22 December 1954 to 14 June 1955.

== Early life == Shahabuddin was born on 13 May 1895 at Ellore in erstwhile Madras State to a Deccani Muslim family. He graduated in arts from Madras Christian College and in law from Madras Law College.<ref name=":0">{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Shahabuddin,_Justice_Mohammad}}</ref>

== Career == Shahabuddin joined the Indian Civil Service in November 1921 and was posted as a sub-collector at Madras. He later served as a joint magistrate and a district and session judge until February 1943 when he was appointed an additional judge of the Madras High Court. In September 1945 he was confirmed as a judge of the Madras High Court.<ref name=":0" />

Shahabuddin was appointed as a judge of Dhaka High Court after the Partition. He served on the Indo-Pak Boundary Disputes Tribunal in 1949–50. He became the Chief Justice of the Dhaka High Court in February 1950. In 1953 he was appointed as a judge of the Federal Court. From 22 December 1954 to 14 June 1955 he acted as the Governor of East Bengal (Pakistan).<ref name=":0" /> Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Chaudhury handed over the government of East Pakistan to Abu Hossain Sarkar and made him Chief Minister on 3 June 1955. Shahabuddin was not told of the decision beforehand and as a result he resigned from the governorship on 4 June 1955. He became the Chief Justice of Pakistan in 1955. Shahabuddin also chaired the Constitution Commission.<ref name=":0" />

== Death == Shahabuddin died on 13 April 1971 in Lahore, Pakistan.<ref name=":0" />

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