(HC), HI (1 January 1925 – 11 August 2006) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1981 to 1989,[1][2] the longest serving Chief Justice in the history of the judicial branch in Pakistan.

[3] Haleem was born in Lucknow, British India, he was the son of Barrister Muhammad Wasim, the first Advocate General of Pakistan, and the pre-independence Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh.

[1] Prior to entering legal practice he served as a lieutenant in the Pakistan Navy.

[4] However, the majority opinion was to uphold the conviction, which ultimately led to Bhutto's execution.

[1] As Chief Justice of Pakistan, he wrote the famous judgment in Benazir Bhutto's court case which made the holding of 1988 Pakistani general election possible.