The Attorney-General is the chief lawyer of the Pakistan government who serves as a legal adviser to the Federal Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before the Parliament.
Nominations comes from the Prime Minister’s Secretariat that leads to the appointment confirmed by the President of Pakistan.
The Constitution bars the Attorney-General from private practice until the termination of his or her employment.
The office of Attorney General was established in 1947.
# | Attorney General | From | To | Tenure | Affiliation |
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1 | Muhammad Wasim | Wed, Nov 12, 1947 | Mon, Feb 06, 1950 | 2 Y 2 M 25 D | Muslim League |
2 | Fayyaz Ali | Fri, Nov 10, 1950 | Wed, Apr 08, 1959 | 8 Y 4 M 29 D | Muslim League |
3 | Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan | Sat, Jul 25, 1959 | Thu, Oct 26, 1961 | 2 Y 3 M 1 D | Military Administration |
4 | Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman | Wed, Nov 08, 1961 | Sat, Oct 31, 1964 | 2 Y 11 M 23 D | Military Administration |
5 | Sheikh Ghias Muhammad | Sat, Oct 31, 1964 | Mon, May 10, 1965 | 0 Y 6 M 9 D | Military Administration |
6 | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | Sat, Apr 09, 1966 | Wed, Jul 20, 1966 | 0 Y 3 M 11 D | Military Administration |
7 | Sheikh Ghias Muhammad | Mon, Jul 25, 1966 | Tue, Aug 06, 1968 | 2 Y 0 M 12 D | Military Administration |
8 | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | Wed, Aug 07, 1968 | Tue, Dec 21, 1971 | 3 Y 4 M 14 D | Military Administration |
9 | Yahya Bakhtiar | Wed, Dec 22, 1971 | Tue, Jul 05, 1977 | 5 Y 6 M 13 D | Pakistan People's Party |
10 | Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada | Thu, Jul 07, 1977 | Tue, Jan 01, 1985 | 7 Y 5 M 25 D | Military Administration |
11 | Aziz A. Munshi | 8 January,1985 | Thu, Oct 30, 1986 | 1 Y 9 M 22 D | Military Administration |
12 | Ali Ahmed Fazeel | Thu, Oct 30, 1986 | Tue, May 31, 1988 | 1 Y 7 M 1 D | Military Administration |
13 | Aziz A. Munshi | Tue, May 31, 1988 | Sat, Dec 03, 1988 | 0 Y 6 M 2 D | Military Administration |
14 | Yahya Bakhtiar | Sat, Dec 03, 1988 | Mon, Aug 06, 1990 | 1 Y 8 M 3 D | Pakistan People's Party |
15 | Aziz A. Munshi | Tue, Aug 07, 1990 | Tue, Jun 22, 1993 | 2 Y 10 M 15 D | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
16 | Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq | Sat, Jul 24, 1993 | Tue, Aug 24, 1993 | 0 Y 1 M 0 D | |
17 | Muhammad Sardar Khan | Wed, Aug 25, 1993 | Mon, Oct 25, 1993 | 0 Y 2 M 0 D | |
18 | Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim | Mon, Oct 25, 1993 | Sat, Apr 02, 1994 | 0 Y 5 M 8 D | Pakistan People's Party |
19 | Qazi Muhammad Jamil | Mon, Apr 25, 1994 | Thu, Oct 17, 1996 | 2 Y 5 M 22 D | Pakistan People's Party |
20 | Iqbal Haider | Sat, Oct 19, 1996 | Thu, Nov 07, 1996 | 0 Y 0 M 19 D | Pakistan People's Party |
21 | Shahzad Jehangir | Mon, Nov 11, 1996 | Wed, Apr 09, 1997 | 0 Y 4 M 29 D | |
22 | Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq | Fri, Apr 11, 1997 | Fri, Oct 15, 1999 | 2 Y 6 M 4 D | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
23 | Aziz A. Munshi | Tue, Nov 02, 1999 | Mon, Sep 24, 2001 | 1 Y 10 M 22 D | Military Administration |
24 | Makhdoom Ali Khan | Fri, Sep 21, 2001 | Wed, Aug 01, 2007 | 5 Y 10 M 11 D | Military Administration |
25 | Malik Mohammad Qayyum | Wed, Aug 01, 2007 | Tue, Aug 19, 2008 | 1 Y 0 M 18 D | Military Administration |
26 | Latif Khosa | Thu, Aug 21, 2008 | Sun, Oct 11, 2009 | 1 Y 1 M 20 D | Pakistan People's Party |
27 | Anwar Mansoor Khan | Thu, Dec 24, 2009 | Sun, Apr 04, 2010 | 0 Y 3 M 11 D | Pakistan People's Party |
28 | Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq | Wed, Apr 21, 2010 | Thu, Apr 12, 2012 | 1 Y 11 M 22 D | Pakistan People's Party |
29 | Irfan Qadir | Thu, Apr 12, 2012 | Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 1 Y 1 M 26 D | Pakistan People's Party |
30 | Munir A. Malik | Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | Tue, Jan 14, 2014 | 0 Y 7 M 7 D | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
31 | Salman Aslam Butt | Thu, Jan 16, 2014 | Mon, Mar 28, 2016 | 2 Y 2 M 12 D | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
32 | Ashtar Ausaf Ali | Tue, Mar 29, 2016 | Thu, Jun 21, 2018 | 2 Y 2 M 23 D | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
33 | Khalid Jawed Khan | Fri, Jun 22, 2018 | Fri, Aug 17, 2018 | 0 Y 1 M 26 D | |
34 | Anwar Mansoor Khan | Sat, Aug 18, 2018 | Present | Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf |
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