Abdur Rahman

Sir Mohammad Abdur Rahman (1888–1962) was a lawyer and judge from Pakistan born in Delhi, India. He served as a representative of the country of India for the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) in the summer of 1947. Early career Prior to joining UNSCOP, Rahman began practicing law in Delhi in 1908. He quickly rose in the ranks and became Dean of the Law College (1927–1934) and later became the Vice Chancellor, a position he held until 1938. He was the first Muslim Vice Chancellor of Delhi University. He was then appointed judge of the Madras High Court in 1937, and then the High Court at Lahore in February 1943. Just a year later, he became Vice Chancellor of Punjab University in Lahore in addition to his High Court duties. Role in the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine In May 1947 he was appointed to UNSCOP by Indian National Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru. At the end of UNSCOP, Sir Abdur Rahman supported the Minority Plan for a Federal State in Palestine. He also included a Special Note that reflected his desire for either a Federal State or a Unitary state due to his belief in the sanctity of the spirit of the UN Charter.