Ghulam Farooq Awan | |
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غلام فاروق اعوان | |
Born | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | Master of Laws |
Alma mater | Punjab University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, columnist |
Known for | Former Adviser to the
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Additional Attorney General of Pakistan |
Ghulam Farooq Awan ( Urdu: غلام فاروق اعوان) (born 10 February 1961), is a Pakistani lawyer and columnist, and former adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for law, justice and parliamentary affairs. [1] He previously also served as additional Attorney General of Pakistan.
He joined the legal practice in 1991 and has spent over 20 years as a lawyer. He became the additional Attorney General of Pakistan on 4 January 2011 and was appointed as the Adviser to the Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gillani on 16 April 2011 by President of Pakistan, Asif Zardari. [2] [3] He later left Pakistan People's Party and joined the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in 2016.
Ghulam Farooq Awan | |
---|---|
غلام فاروق اعوان | |
Born | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | Master of Laws |
Alma mater | Punjab University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, columnist |
Known for | Former Adviser to the
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Additional Attorney General of Pakistan |
Ghulam Farooq Awan ( Urdu: غلام فاروق اعوان) (born 10 February 1961), is a Pakistani lawyer and columnist, and former adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for law, justice and parliamentary affairs. [1] He previously also served as additional Attorney General of Pakistan.
He joined the legal practice in 1991 and has spent over 20 years as a lawyer. He became the additional Attorney General of Pakistan on 4 January 2011 and was appointed as the Adviser to the Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gillani on 16 April 2011 by President of Pakistan, Asif Zardari. [2] [3] He later left Pakistan People's Party and joined the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in 2016.