Attorney-General for Pakistan

{{Short description|Chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan}}

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| post = Attorney-General for Pakistan

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| incumbent = Mansoor Usman Awan

| incumbentsince = 27 March 2023

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| 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

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| formation = 12 November 1947

| first = Muhammad Wasim

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| website = {{URL|www.agfp.gov.pk}}

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Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before Parliament.[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.{{cite news|last1=PPI|title=Munir Malik appointed Attorney General of Pakistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/560256/munir-malik-appointed-attorney-general-of-pakistan/|access-date=1 June 2015|agency=Express Tribune|publisher=Express Tribune, 2013|date=7 June 2013}} 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.[http://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch3.html Article 100(3)] in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The Federation of Pakistan of the Constitution of Pakistan. The office was established in 1947.

The previous Attorney-General was Shehzad Ata Elahi, whose resignation was accepted on 24 March 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=Barrister Shehzad Ata Elahi Resigns As AGP {{!}} Developing {{!}} Dawn News English |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1743970 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} 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

{{Color box|#1e4a42|border=darkgray}} Muslim League (2)

{{legend2|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}|Pakistan People's Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (9)

{{legend2|{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}|Pakistan Muslim League (N)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (6)

{{legend2|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|border=1px solid #E70A0A}} (2)

{{legend2|#EEEEEE|Caretaker|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (4)

{{legend2|#b38600|Military|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (13)

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! Number

! class="unsortable"|Name

! class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Period of office

! Length of term (days)

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| style="background: #1e4a42;" |{{color|white|1}}

| Muhammad Wasim

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1947|November|12}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1950|February|6}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1947|11|12|1950|2|6}}}}

align="center"

| style="background: #1e4a42;" |{{color|white|2}}

| Fayyaz Ali

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1950|November|10}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1959|April|8}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1950|11|10|1959|4|8}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|3}}

| Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1959|July|25}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|October|26}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1959|7|25|1961|10|26}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|4}}

|Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|November|8}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|October|31}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1961|11|8|1964|10|31}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|5}}

|Sheikh Ghias Muhammad

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|October|31}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1965|May|10}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1964|10|31|1965|5|10}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|6}}

| Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|April|9}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|July|20}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1966|4|9|1966|7|20}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|7}}

| Sheikh Ghias Muhammad

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|July|25}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|August|6}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1966|7|25|1968|8|6}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|8}}

| Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|August|7}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1971|December|21}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1968|8|7|1971|12|21}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|9}}

| Yahya Bakhtiar

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1971|December|22}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1977|July|5}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1971|12|22|1977|7|5}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|10}}

| Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1977|July|7}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1985|January|1}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1977|7|7|1985|1|1}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|11}}

| Aziz A. Munshi

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1985|January|8}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1986|October|30}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1985|1|8|1986|10|30}}}}

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!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|12}}

| Ali Ahmed Fazeel

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1986|October|30}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1988|May|31}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1986|10|30|1988|5|31}}}}

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!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|13}}

| Aziz A. Munshi

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1988|May|31}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1988|December|3}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1988|5|31|1988|12|3}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|14}}

| Yahya Bakhtiar

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1988|December|3}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|August|6}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1988|12|3|1990|8|6}}}}

align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|15}}

| Aziz A. Munshi

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|August|7}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|June|22}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1990|8|7|1993|6|22}}}}

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| -

| Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|July|24}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|August|24}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1993|7|4|1993|8|24}}}}

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| -

| Muhammad Sardar Khan

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|August|25}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|October|25}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1993|8|25|1993|10|25}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|16}}

| Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|October|25}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|April|2}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1993|10|25|1994|4|2}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|17}}

| Qazi Muhammad Jamil

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|April|25}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|October|17}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1994|4|25|1996|10|17}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|18}}

| Iqbal Haider

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|October|19}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|November|7}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1996|10|19|1996|11|7}}}}

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| -

| Shahzad Jehangir

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|November|11}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|April|9}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1996|11|11|1997|4|9}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|19}}

| Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|April|11}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|October|15}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1997|4|11|1999|10|15}}}}

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!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|20}}

| Aziz A. Munshi

| {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|November|2}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|September|24}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1999|11|2|2001|9|24}}}}

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!style="background: #b38600;" |{{color|white|21}}

| Makhdoom Ali Khan

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|September|21}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|August|1}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2001|9|21|2007|8|1}}}}

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!style="background:#b38600;" |{{color|white|22}}

| Malik Mohammad Qayyum

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|August|1}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|19}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2007|8|1|2008|8|19}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|23}}

| Latif Khosa

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|21}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|December|10}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2008|8|21|2009|10|11}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|24}}

| Anwar Mansoor Khan

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|December|24}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2010|April|4}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2009|12|24|2010|4|4}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|25}}

| Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2010|April|21}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|April|12}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2010|4|21|2012|4|12}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}};" |{{color|white|26}}

| Irfan Qadir

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|April|12}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|June|7}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2012|4|12|2013|6|12}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|27}}

| Munir A. Malik

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|June|7}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|January|14}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2013|6|7|2014|1|14}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|28}}

| Salman Aslam Butt

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|January|16}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2016|March|28}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2014|1|16|2016|3|28}}}}

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!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|29}}

| Ashtar Ausaf Ali

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2016|March|29}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2018|June|21

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| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2016|3|29|2018|6|21}}}}

|- align="center"

| -

| Khalid Jawed Khan

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2018|June|22}}

|17 August 2018

|56

|- align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}};" |{{color|white|30}}

| Anwar Mansoor Khan

|18 August 2018

|20 February 2020

| 551

|- align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}};" |{{color|white|31}}

| Khalid Jawed Khan

|22 February 2020

|10 April 2022

|779

|- align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|32}}

| Ashtar Ausaf Ali

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2022|May|9}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|January|19|}}{{cite news |last1=Malik |first1=Hasnaat |title=Mansoor Awan recuses from AGP appointment |work=The Express Tribune |publisher=Express Group |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396759/1 |access-date=19 January 2023}}

| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2022|05|09|2023|01|19}}}}

|- align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|33}}

| Shehzad Ata Elahi

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|February|2}}

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|March|24}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=AGP Shehzad Ata Elahi steps down |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2407874/agp-shehzad-ata-elahi-steps-down?amp=1 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=The Express Tribune}}

|{{formatnum:{{age in days|2023|02|02|2023|03|24}}}}

|- align="center"

!style="background: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}};" |{{color|white|34}}

| Mansoor Usman Awan

| {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|March|27}}

=References=

External links

official website of [https://web.archive.org/web/20080321024617/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/divisions/ContentInfo.jsp?DivID=19&cPath=175_181&ContentID=2368 Attorney General for Pakistan]

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List of attorneys-general

See also

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