Attorney-General for Pakistan
| Attorney–General for Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| مختارِ قانونیِ پاکستان | |
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Incumbent Khalid Jawed Khan | |
| Ministry of Law and Justice | |
| Style | Honourable Attorney-General Mr. Attorney-General |
| Abbreviation | AG |
| 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 |
| Formation | 12 November 1947 |
| First holder | Muhammad Wasim |
| Website | www |
The Attorney-General for Pakistan (A.G.), (Template:Lang-ur) 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 nominated 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 current and 35th Attorney-General for Pakistan, Khalid Jawed Khan, was appointed by the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.
List of Attorneys-General
- Parties
No party (4) Muslim League (2) Military (13) Pakistan People's Party (9) Pakistan Muslim League (N) (5) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2)
| Number | Name | Period of office | Length of term (days) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: Template:Muslim League/meta/color;" |1 | Muhammad Wasim | 12 November 1947 | 6 February 1950 | 817 |
| style="background: Template:Muslim League/meta/color;" |2 | Fayyaz Ali | 10 November 1950 | 8 April 1959 | 3,071 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |3 | Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan | 25 July 1959 | 26 October 1961 | 824 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |4 | Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman | 8 November 1961 | 31 October 1964 | 1,088 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |5 | Sheikh Ghias Muhammad | 31 October 1964 | 10 May 1965 | 191 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |6 | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | 9 April 1966 | 20 July 1966 | 102 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |7 | Sheikh Ghias Muhammad | 25 July 1966 | 6 August 1968 | 743 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |8 | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | 7 August 1968 | 21 December 1971 | 1,231 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |9 | Yahya Bakhtiar | 22 December 1971 | 5 July 1977 | 2,022 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |10 | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | 7 July 1977 | 1 January 1985 | 2,735 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |11 | Aziz A. Munshi | 8 January 1985 | 30 October 1986 | 660 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |12 | Ali Ahmed Fazeel | 30 October 1986 | 31 May 1988 | 579 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |13 | Aziz A. Munshi | 31 May 1988 | 3 December 1988 | 186 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |14 | Yahya Bakhtiar | 3 December 1988 | 6 August 1990 | 611 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color;" |15 | Aziz A. Munshi | 7 August 1990 | 22 June 1993 | 1,050 |
| 16 | Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq | 24 July 1993 | 24 August 1993 | 51 |
| 17 | Muhammad Sardar Khan | 25 August 1993 | 25 October 1993 | 61 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |18 | Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim | 25 October 1993 | 2 April 1994 | 159 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |19 | Qazi Muhammad Jamil | 25 April 1994 | 17 October 1996 | 906 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |20 | Iqbal Haider | 19 October 1996 | 7 November 1996 | 19 |
| 21 | Shahzad Jehangir | 11 November 1996 | 9 April 1997 | 149 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color;" |22 | Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq | 11 April 1997 | 15 October 1999 | 917 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |23 | Aziz A. Munshi | 2 November 1999 | 24 September 2001 | 692 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |24 | Makhdoom Ali Khan | 21 September 2001 | 1 August 2007 | 2,140 |
| style="background: Template:Military/meta/color;" |25 | Malik Mohammad Qayyum | 1 August 2007 | 19 August 2008 | 384 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |26 | Latif Khosa | 21 August 2008 | 11 October 2009 | 416 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |27 | Anwar Mansoor Khan | 24 December 2009 | 4 April 2010 | 101 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |28 | Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq | 21 April 2010 | 12 April 2012 | 722 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color;" |29 | Irfan Qadir | 12 April 2012 | 7 June 2013 | 426 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color;" |30 | Munir A. Malik | 7 June 2013 | 14 January 2014 | 221 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color;" |31 | Salman Aslam Butt | 16 January 2014 | 28 March 2016 | 802 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color;" |32 | Ashtar Ausaf Ali | 29 March 2016 | 21 June 2018 | 814 |
| 33 | Khalid Jawed Khan | 22 June 2018 | 17 August 2018 | 56 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf/meta/color;" |34 | Anwar Mansoor Khan | 18 August 2018 | 20 February 2020 | 551 |
| style="background: Template:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf/meta/color;" |35 | Khalid Jawed Khan | 22 February 2020 | incumbent | |
See also
References
- ^ Article 100(1) in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The Federation of Pakistan of the Constitution of Pakistan.
- ^ PPI (7 June 2013). "Munir Malik appointed Attorney General of Pakistan". Express Tribune, 2013. Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Article 100(3) in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The Federation of Pakistan of the Constitution of Pakistan.
