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Mansoor Usman Awan (Urdu: منصور عثمان اعوان) is a Pakistani lawyer who is currently serving as the 37th Attorney General of Pakistan, in office since 23 December 2022. In a number of cases, such as the implementation of Article 95 and the presidential reference on the interpretation of Article 63(A) of the Constitution of Pakistan, he served as the Supreme Court Bar Association's (SCBA) legal representative.
Early life and education
Mansoor Awan was born in Lahore Pakistan. He was graduated top in his class at the Punjab University Law College Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and went on to get a Master of Laws (LLM) from Harvard Law School in the United States. He received the Charles Earl Bevan Petman Law Prize and the Justice M. Jan Memorial gold medal for placing first in jurisprudence and criminal law, respectively.
Awan has received the Dean's Award for Leadership from Harvard Law School in 2005. He served as the Vice President of the Harvard Graduate Council in addition to being chosen as the LLM representative to the Harvard Law School Council while attending Harvard Law School.
