Native name غلام فاروق اعوان Name Ghulam Awan Nieces Fatima Babar Awan Religion Islam Siblings Babar Awan | Occupation Lawyer Nationality Pakistani Role Lawyer | |
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Born February 10, 1961 (age 63) ( 1961-02-10 ) Kahuta, Pakistan Known for Former Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan,
Former Attorney General of Pakistan | ||
Education University of the Punjab | ||
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Ghulam Farooq Awan (Urdu: غلام فاروق اعوان) (born 10 February 1961), is a Pakistani lawyer and former adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for law, justice and parliamentary affairs. He is also the former additional Attorney General of Pakistan.
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Early life
Ghulam Farooq was born on 10 February 1961. He was born in a village called Hothla in Kahuta. He passed his primary studies in Hothla Primary school. He graduated in LLB from Punjab University. He mastered in Islamic studies.He graduated in MA. He also participated in student's union politics and won the role as a representative of students.
Family
Awan belongs to a political family. He is the brother of Babar Awan. His nephews are lawyers and one of his nephews is Shakeel Awan.
Political career
He became a lawyer in 1991 and spent 20 years as a lawyer. He became the additional Attorney General of Pakistan on 4 January 2011 and appointed as the adviser to the PM on 16 April 2011 by President of Pakistan, Asif Zardari. He was made the adviser to the Prime Minister in 2011.