33 Facts About Babar Awan

Zaheer-ud-din Babar Awan, is a Pakistani politician, senior lawyer, author, analyst, columnist, and leftist writer who served as Adviser to Prime Minister for Parliamentary Affairs from April 2020 to 10 April 2022, and before that as the Federal Law Minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.

Babar Awan served as a junior Pakistani Senator of Punjab Province from 2012 to 2017.

Babar Awan extensively writes political columns in a leading Urdu newspaper, the Daily Jang, in support of social democracy and social justice.

Babar Awan matriculated in 1971 and attended the Punjab University to study humanities.

In 1980, Awan moved to Karachi and attended the Karachi University to study law where he obtained LLB in civil law in 1986.

Babar Awan began practicing law at the Sindh High Court, initially taking criminal cases.

Babar Awan served as the additional Attorney General of Pakistan.

Babar Awan received 21,768 votes and was defeated by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League.

In 2002, Babar Awan unsuccessfully contested the Islamabad constituency in the general elections, but conceded his defeat.

In 2006, Babar Awan successfully contested the indirect elections for Senate, and was elected unopposed.

Babar Awan was present alongside prominent party leaders such as Ameen Faheem when the announcement of Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan was made.

Babar Awan was the first one to announce Bhutto's death to the Pakistani public, outside Rawalpindi General Hospital which is known as Benazir Bhutto Hospital.

Over many legal issues, Babar Awan resigned from the Justice Ministry in 2011, but was brought back less than 48 hours later.

In early 2013, Babar Awan met Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan.

On 21 June 2017 Babar Awan announced that he will join PTI and with immediate effect step down from his seat in Senate.

In June 2012, Babar Awan claimed that he was receiving life threats and that his family was being threatened.

Babar Awan asked the concerned authorities to provide him with security.

Babar Awan uses his Twitter account to make political statements and to maintain contact with his supporters.

In November 2011, Babar Awan published another book based on the arguments he made in court during the Karachi Conspiracy case.

Babar Awan is doing television programs from last many years, early he was doing an Islamic show on ATV and later he did Ikhtilafi Note on Neo TV.

On 28 May 2013, Babar Awan issued a statement saying that it was the right of the new government to complete its stipulated term; however, the opposition should not be of the government's choice.

Babar Awan's elder brother was a worker of the Pakistan People's Party.

In 2011, Babar Awan held negotiations on behalf of the Pakistan Peoples Party with the Pakistan Muslim League.

Babar Awan's nephew, Shakeel Awan is a member of the PML-N and is a former member of the Pakistan National Assembly.

Babar Awan had defeated Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad in his constituency.

Babar Awan resigned on 4 September 2018 after NAB opened an inquiry against him, however he was not proven guilty and inquiry against him was closed.

Babar Awan was reported to have said that he had certainly not taken 30 million rupees and that the money he had taken was his professional fee.

Babar Awan further said that anyone was welcome to pursue any complaint in any professional body.

On 1 December 2011, Babar Awan held a press conference in which he criticized a Supreme Court judge.

On 5 January 2012, Babar Awan was issued a second contempt of court notice by Supreme Court of Pakistan, due to a comment he made while talking to the media on 4 January.

Babar Awan was indicted by the Supreme Court in March 2012.

The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari in a briefing to his close confidants disclosed that he had given a personal guarantee that Babar Awan will appear before the court as a witness in Prime Minister's contempt case.

Aitezaz said Babar's name was given to him by both the President and PM but Babar Awan refused to show up which irked the President.