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Attorney-General for Pakistan
Chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan
Chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Attorney-General for Pakistan |
| insignia | File:State emblem of Pakistan.svg |
| imagesize | 180px |
| incumbent | Mansoor Usman Awan |
| incumbentsince | 27 March 2023 |
| department | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| style | Learned Attorney-General |
| member_of | Cabinet of Pakistan |
| reports_to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| residence | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| seat | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| nominator | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| appointer | President of Pakistan |
| appointer_qualified | Qualified to be appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court |
| termlength | No fixed term |
| formation | 12 November 1947 |
| first | Muhammad Wasim |
| abbreviation | AG |
| website |
Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before Parliament. 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. The office was established in 1947.
The previous Attorney-General was Shehzad Ata Elahi, whose resignation was accepted on 24 March 2023. 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)
(13)
(6)
(2)
(4)
(9)
| Number | Name | Period of office | Length of term (days) | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Peoples Party}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}};" | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Wasim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fayyaz Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheikh Ghias Muhammad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheikh Ghias Muhammad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yahya Bakhtiar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aziz A. Munshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali Ahmed Fazeel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aziz A. Munshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yahya Bakhtiar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aziz A. Munshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Muhammad Sardar Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qazi Muhammad Jamil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iqbal Haider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Shahzad Jehangir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aziz A. Munshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Makhdoom Ali Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malik Mohammad Qayyum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latif Khosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anwar Mansoor Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irfan Qadir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Munir A. Malik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salman Aslam Butt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashtar Ausaf Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Khalid Jawed Khan | 17 August 2018 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anwar Mansoor Khan | 18 August 2018 | 20 February 2020 | 551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khalid Jawed Khan | 22 February 2020 | 10 April 2022 | 779 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashtar Ausaf Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shehzad Ata Elahi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansoor Usman Awan |
References
- [http://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch3.html Article 100(1)] in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The Federation of Pakistan of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]].
- (7 June 2013). "Munir Malik appointed Attorney General of Pakistan". Express Tribune, 2013.
- [http://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch3.html Article 100(3)] in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The [[Pakistan. Federation of Pakistan]] of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]].
- (2023-03-24). "Barrister Shehzad Ata Elahi Resigns As AGP {{!}} Developing {{!}} Dawn News English".
- "Mansoor Awan recuses from AGP appointment". Express Group.
- (2023-03-24). "AGP Shehzad Ata Elahi steps down".
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