Diaries of Justice Muhammad Ibrahim (1960-1966)

Justice Muhammad Ibrahim (1898-1966) had a distinguished multifaceted career as a Teacher, Lawyer, Public Prosecutor, District and Session's Judge, Judge of the High court, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University and Law Minister of Pakistan in the first Cabinet of President Muhammad Ayub Khan from October 1958 to April 1962.
His handwritten Diaries recorded from 1960 to 1966 partly cover the period of Justice Ibrahim's stint as the Law Minister during the regime of General Ayub Khan the first military ruler of Pakistan, interspersed with some personal accounts.

These entries documented minutely portray Justice Ibrahim as a committed Bengali nationalist, who passionately fought to gain support for the justifiable political and economic demands of the people of East Pakistan. The narratives give a clear idea of some unknown historical facts and incidents, which occurred during those critical days of constitutional development in Pakistan. Justice Ibrahim's constitutional proposals reflected the prevalent mood of the Bengalis of East Pakistan. For a federal government based on some radical suggestions to this effect, to be included in the contemplated new Constitution to be framed for Pakistan. These proposals brought him into direct confrontation with his Cabinet colleagues and particularly with President Ayub Khan. As his persistent demands remained unheeded, he being disillusioned and frustrated resigned from the Cabinet in April, 1962.