Attorney-General for Pakistan

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Attorney-General for Pakistan
State emblem of Pakistan.svg
since 27 March 2023
Ministry of Law and Justice
Style Learned Attorney-General
AbbreviationAG
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
Qualified to be appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court
Term length No fixed term
Formation12 November 1947
First holderMuhammad Wasim
Website www.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.

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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)

NumberNamePeriod of officeLength of term (days)
1Muhammad Wasim12 November 19476 February 1950817
2Fayyaz Ali10 November 19508 April 19593,071
3Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan25 July 195926 October 1961824
4 Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman 8 November 196131 October 19641,088
5Sheikh Ghias Muhammad31 October 196410 May 1965191
6 Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada 9 April 196620 July 1966102
7Sheikh Ghias Muhammad25 July 19666 August 1968743
8Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada7 August 196821 December 19711,231
9 Yahya Bakhtiar 22 December 19715 July 19772,022
10Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada7 July 19771 January 19852,735
11 Aziz A. Munshi 8 January 198530 October 1986660
12Ali Ahmed Fazeel30 October 198631 May 1988579
13Aziz A. Munshi31 May 19883 December 1988186
14Yahya Bakhtiar3 December 19886 August 1990611
15Aziz A. Munshi7 August 199022 June 19931,050
-Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq24 July 199324 August 199351
-Muhammad Sardar Khan25 August 199325 October 199361
16 Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim 25 October 19932 April 1994159
17Qazi Muhammad Jamil25 April 199417 October 1996906
18 Iqbal Haider 19 October 19967 November 199619
-Shahzad Jehangir11 November 19969 April 1997149
19Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq11 April 199715 October 1999917
20 Aziz A. Munshi 2 November 199924 September 2001692
21 Makhdoom Ali Khan 21 September 20011 August 20072,140
22 Malik Mohammad Qayyum 1 August 200719 August 2008384
23 Latif Khosa 21 August 200810 December 2009416
24Anwar Mansoor Khan24 December 20094 April 2010101
25Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq21 April 201012 April 2012722
26 Irfan Qadir 12 April 20127 June 2013426
27 Munir A. Malik 7 June 201314 January 2014221
28 Salman Aslam Butt 16 January 201428 March 2016802
29 Ashtar Ausaf Ali 29 March 201621 June 2018814
- Khalid Jawed Khan 22 June 201817 August 201856
30Anwar Mansoor Khan18 August 201820 February 2020551
31 Khalid Jawed Khan 22 February 202010 April 2022779
32 Ashtar Ausaf Ali 9 May 202219 January 2023 [5] 255
33 Shehzad Ata Elahi 2 February 202324 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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