Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before Parliament.Article 100(1) in Chapter 3: The Government in Part III: The Federation of Pakistan of the Constitution of Pakistan. The Attorney-General, who serves as Pakistan's principal 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 their employment.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. 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)
NumberName Period of office Length of term (days) 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 201856 Anwar Mansoor Khan18 August 201820 February 2020 551 Khalid Jawed Khan 22 February 202010 April 2022779 Ashtar Ausaf Ali Shehzad Ata Elahi Mansoor Usman Awan
See also Attorney General Supreme Court of Pakistan Pakistan Bar Council Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan
References
External links official website of Attorney General for Pakistan