Abdul Latif Yousafzai

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Abdul Latif Yousafzai is a supreme court lawyer of Pakistan, currently serving as Advisor to the National Assembly of Pakistan. Yousafzai was designated with the rank and status of Senior Provincial Minister while previously serving as the Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[1][2] as well as Chairman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council from 2013 to 2019. Prior to that he served as member of the Privatization Commission of Pakistan[3] from 2008 until 2010 and as a member of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee for Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan. He also served as the prosecutor general of National Accountability Bureau from 1999 to 2001. He was the Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan between October 1992 and 1995.

He started his legal career in 1974 and served between 1986 and 1991 as the special prosecutor of the anti-narcotics cases and legal advisor to the Customs and Income Tax departments. He served as Secretary Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and was elected four times as member Executive of the Supreme Court Bar Association. He also served as the vice-president Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan from 2003 to 2005. Yousafzai was a candidate to the Senate of Pakistan from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PTI-led govt appoints apolitical lawyer as KP advocate general". The News International, Pakistan. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Legal matters: Abdul Latif Yousafzai appointed K-P's Advocate General". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Reconstituted PC Board meets today". dawn.com. 30 April 2008.
  4. ^ Waseem Ahmad Shah (14 February 2015). "37 vying for 12 Senate seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". dawn.com.
  5. ^ "PTI announced 10 names for Senate polls". The Nation. 13 February 2015.