Barrister Makhdoom Ali Khan مخدوم علی خان |
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Attorney General of Pakistan | |
In office September 2001 – August 2007 |
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Preceded by | Aziz A. Munshi |
Succeeded by | Malik Mohammad Qayyum |
Chairman Pakistan Bar Council | |
In office 2001–2007 |
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Preceded by | Aziz A. Munshi |
Succeeded by | Malik Mohammad Qayyum |
Member chairman's Panel of Arbitrators International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes | |
Assumed office 2011 |
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Member London Court of International Arbitration | |
In office 2008–2013 |
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Personal details | |
Born | January 9, 1954 |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater |
University of Karachi (MA International Relations) S. M. Law College (LL.B) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge(BA in Law) London School of Economics(LLM (Maritime and Public International Law)) Lincoln's Inn |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Profession | Barrister |
Religion | Muslim |
Website | http://www.fazleghani.com/ |
Makhdoom Ali Khan (Urdu: مخدوم علی خان ) (Barrister Lincoln's Inn, Born 9 January 1954 Karachi), is a practising Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Makhdoom Ali Khan is a former Attorney General of Pakistan, former chairman Pakistan Bar Council, former member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, former board member of the Federal Judicial Academy of Pakistan and a former board member of the Sindh Judicial Academy. He is a serving Member on the Governing Board of the British Pakistan Law Council, an Officer of the Board of the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICACIC), a member of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, a member of the Advisory Board of the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), a former member of the court of the London Court of International Arbitration and a member of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute's (ICSID) Chairman's Panel of Arbitrators. He has consistently been ranked amongst the top three litigators [2],[3] in Pakistan over the last two decades both by reputation and in international rankings in legal publications and amongst the top two litigators in the Sindh High Court in Karachi. Since his return to private practice in 2007 he is globally regarded as the preeminent commercial, taxation and constitutional litigator, arbitrator and arbitration lawyer in Pakistan.
Chambers Global 2010 -the leading guidebook on lawyers worldwide – ranked Makhdoom Ali Khan as the best litigator in Pakistan under their Lawyer Rankings for Dispute Resolution ranking him alone in Band 1. The rankings state that, "Former Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan of Fazle Ghani Advocates is one of the country's finest courtroom performers, report interviewees: “There is not anyone better; he doesn't need magic, for he will have predicted any question you can think of anyway – he is the absolute master of preparation.” As well as handling a blend of commercial and constitutional litigation, he enjoys a particularly strong standing in the international arbitration sphere."