Babar Awan
| Babar Awan | |
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| Pakistan Senator from Punjab Province | |
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In office 2 March 2012 – Incumbent |
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In office 22 February 2006 – 28 February 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Farhatullah Babar |
| Minister of Law and Justice | |
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In office 3 November 2008 – 12 April 2011 |
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| President | Asif Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Farooq Naik |
| Succeeded by | Bux Chandio |
| First Vice president of Pakistan Peoples Party | |
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In office 29 December 2011 – 2 May 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Mahmood Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Manzour Vato |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Zaheer-ud-din Babar Awan January 27, 1958 |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (1997-Present) |
| Residence | Lahore |
| Alma mater |
University of Punjab Karachi University Monticello University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2012) |
Zaheer-ud-din Babar Awan (Urdu: ظہيرالدين بابر اعوان; born 27 January 1958; SI), is a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, author, analyst, columnist, and leftist writer. He is currently serving as junior Pakistan Senator from Punjab Province, to which he was elected in 2012.
He regularly writes and publishes on left-wing philosophy, and served as Minister of Law and Justice in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. Due to a cabinet reshuffle, he lost his ministerial appointment in favor of Farooq Naik in 2011. He extensively writes political columns in a leading Urdu newspaper, the Daily Jang, in support of social democracy and social justice.
Babar Awan was born in a village located in secretive Kahuta, Pindi district, to a middle-class family on January 27, 1958. His family were landowners.
Awan did his matriculation in 1971, and attended the Punjab University to study humanities. In 1975, Awan graduated with a B.A. in Humanities, and later obtained Master of Science in Economics from the Punjab University in 1978.
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