Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the

Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

and enjoys rights of audience before

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. The Attorney-General, who serves as Pakistan's

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, is recommended by the

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and appointed by the

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. The

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bars the Attorney-General from private practice until the termination of his or her employment. 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 Sharifuddin Pirzada () NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a Pakistani barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Personal life Sharifuddin Pirzada was born in the city of Burhanpur, in what is today Madhya P ...

, whereas Aziz A. Munshi held the office the most times, in four instances.

List of attorneys-general

; Ministry

Muslim League Muslim League may refer to: Political parties British India *All-India Muslim League, led the demand for the partition of India resulting in the creation of Pakistan ** Punjab Muslim League, a branch of the organization above **Unionist Muslim L ...

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Attorney General for Pakistan
{{Independent departments and agencies of the Government of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan Pakistani lawyers Cabinet of Pakistan Pakistan federal departments and agencies Ministry of Law and Justice (Pakistan)

List of attorneys-general

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