Attorney-General for Pakistan
Incumbent
Mansoor Usman Awan
since 27 March 2023
Ministry of Law and Justice
StyleLearned Attorney-General
AbbreviationAG
Member ofCabinet of Pakistan
Reports toPrime Minister of Pakistan
ResidenceSupreme Court of Pakistan
SeatIslamabad, Pakistan
NominatorPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPresident of Pakistan
Qualified to be appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation12 November 1947
First holderMuhammad Wasim
Websitewww.agfp.gov.pk

Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before Parliament.[1][2] The Attorney-General, who serves as Pakistan's public prosecutor, is recommended by the Prime Minister and appointed by the President. The Constitution bars the Attorney-General from private practice until the termination of his or her employment.[3] The office was established in 1947.

The previous Attorney-General was Shehzad Ata Elahi, whose resignation was accepted on 24 March 2023.[4] The longest-serving Attorney-General is Sharifuddin Pirzada, whereas Aziz A. Munshi held the office the most times, in four instances.

List of attorneys-general

Ministry

  Muslim League (2)
  Pakistan People's Party (9)
  Pakistan Muslim League (N) (6)
  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2)
  Caretaker (4)
  Military (13)

Number Name Period of office Length of term (days)
1 Muhammad Wasim 12 November 1947 6 February 1950 817
2 Fayyaz Ali 10 November 1950 8 April 1959 3,071
3 Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan 25 July 1959 26 October 1961 824
4 Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman 8 November 1961 31 October 1964 1,088
5 Sheikh Ghias Muhammad 31 October 1964 10 May 1965 191
6 Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada 9 April 1966 20 July 1966 102
7 Sheikh Ghias Muhammad 25 July 1966 6 August 1968 743
8 Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada 7 August 1968 21 December 1971 1,231
9 Yahya Bakhtiar 22 December 1971 5 July 1977 2,022
10 Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada 7 July 1977 1 January 1985 2,735
11 Aziz A. Munshi 8 January 1985 30 October 1986 660
12 Ali Ahmed Fazeel 30 October 1986 31 May 1988 579
13 Aziz A. Munshi 31 May 1988 3 December 1988 186
14 Yahya Bakhtiar 3 December 1988 6 August 1990 611
15 Aziz A. Munshi 7 August 1990 22 June 1993 1,050
- Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq 24 July 1993 24 August 1993 51
- Muhammad Sardar Khan 25 August 1993 25 October 1993 61
16 Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim 25 October 1993 2 April 1994 159
17 Qazi Muhammad Jamil 25 April 1994 17 October 1996 906
18 Iqbal Haider 19 October 1996 7 November 1996 19
- Shahzad Jehangir 11 November 1996 9 April 1997 149
19 Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq 11 April 1997 15 October 1999 917
20 Aziz A. Munshi 2 November 1999 24 September 2001 692
21 Makhdoom Ali Khan 21 September 2001 1 August 2007 2,140
22 Malik Mohammad Qayyum 1 August 2007 19 August 2008 384
23 Latif Khosa 21 August 2008 11 November 2009 447
24 Anwar Mansoor Khan 24 December 2009 4 April 2010 101
25 Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq 21 April 2010 12 April 2012 722
26 Irfan Qadir 12 April 2012 7 June 2013 426
27 Munir A. Malik 7 June 2013 14 January 2014 221
28 Salman Aslam Butt 16 January 2014 28 March 2016 802
29 Ashtar Ausaf Ali 29 March 2016 21 June 2018 814
- Khalid Jawed Khan 22 June 2018 17 August 2018 56
30 Anwar Mansoor Khan 18 August 2018 20 February 2020 551
31 Khalid Jawed Khan 22 February 2020 10 April 2022 779
32 Ashtar Ausaf Ali 9 May 2022 19 January 2023[5] 255
33 Shehzad Ata Elahi 2 February 2023 24 March 2023[6] 50
34 Mansoor Usman Awan 27 March 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ Article 100(1) in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The Federation of Pakistan of the Constitution of Pakistan.
  2. ^ PPI (7 June 2013). "Munir Malik appointed Attorney General of Pakistan". Express Tribune, 2013. Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ Article 100(3) in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The Federation of Pakistan of the Constitution of Pakistan.
  4. ^ "Barrister Shehzad Ata Elahi Resigns As AGP | Developing | Dawn News English". DAWN.COM. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  5. ^ Malik, Hasnaat. "Mansoor Awan recuses from AGP appointment". The Express Tribune. Express Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. ^ "AGP Shehzad Ata Elahi steps down". The Express Tribune. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.

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