Ahmad Awais

Ahmad Awais (Urdu: احمد اویس) is a senior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, who also served as Advocate General Punjab[1] from 2018 to 2023, in the PTI Government 2018.

He is senior member of PTI (Pakistan Tehrik Insaaf) and brother in law of General Hamid Gul who remained Chief of ISI.

He is senior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, his family has number of Lawyers including his son and son in law, Usman Arif who is presently serving as Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan.

He remained President of Lahore High Court Bar Association for the term 2004–5.

During the case of Model Town riot in which 14 person were brutally killed and hundreds were injured and a high power JIT was constituted to investigate the matter and a Full Bench of Lahore High Court rejected plea taken by Advocate General Punjab on which some derogatory and harsh words were exchanged during the arguments, on which a Contempt Notice[3] was issued to the Advocate General then he resigned from the Post of Advocate General Punjab[4] In March 2020, he was again appointed Advocate General Punjab.