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{{Short description|Chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Attorney-General for Pakistan
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| insignia = File:State emblem of Pakistan.svg
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| incumbent = [[Mansoor Usman Awan]]
| incumbentsince = 27 March 2023
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| department = [[Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights (Pakistan)|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
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| formation = 12 November 1947
| first = Muhammad Wasim
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| abbreviation = AG
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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|Government]] of [[Pakistan]] and enjoys rights of audience before [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliament]].<ref>[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]].</ref><ref name="Express Tribune, 2013">{{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}}</ref> The Attorney-General, who serves as Pakistan's [[public prosecutor]], is recommended by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] and appointed by the [[President of Pakistan|President]]. The [[Constitution of Pakistan|Constitution]] bars the Attorney-General from [[practice of law|private practice]] until the termination of his or her employment.<ref>[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]].</ref> The office was established in 1947.

The previous Attorney-General was [[Shehzad Ata Elahi]], whose resignation was accepted on 24 March 2023.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] (2)<br>
{{legend2|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}|[[Pakistan People's Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (9)<br>
{{legend2|{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (6)<br>
{{legend2|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]|border=1px solid #E70A0A}} (2)<br>
{{legend2|#EEEEEE|[[Independent (politician)|Caretaker]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (4)<br>
{{legend2|#b38600|[[Pakistan Army|Military]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (13)

{| class="sortable wikitable "
|- style="background:#B5B5B5"
! Number
! class="unsortable"|Name
! class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Period of office
! Length of term (days)
|- align="center"
| 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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
| -
| 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}}}}
|- align="center"
| -
| 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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
| -
| Shahzad Jehangir 
| {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|November|11}}
| {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|April|9}}
| {{formatnum:{{age in days|1996|11|11|1997|4|9}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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}}}}
|- align="center"
!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|}}
| {{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|}}<ref name="recusal">{{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}}</ref>
| {{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}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|{{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}}
| 
| 
|}

==See also==
*[[Attorney General for Pakistan]]
*[[Supreme Court of Pakistan]]
*[[Pakistan Bar Council]]
*[[Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan]]

===References===
{{reflist}}

==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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