Mirza Shahzad Akbar is a Pakistani politician and

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who served as Advisor to Prime Minister

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and Accountability in the capacity of a Federal Minister in

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, in office from August 2020. Before his appointment as Advisor to Prime Minister, Akbar served in

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(NAB) as a deputy prosecutor. Shahzad Akbar resigns as PM's adviser on accountability and interior.

Early life and education

He completed his graduation in

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(LLB) from the

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(LLM) from the University of Newcastle.

Career

Mirza Shahzad Akbar is co-founder of Foundation for Fundamental Rights, a non-governmental organization with focus on fundamental rights enshrined in Constitution of Pakistan. After serving as consultant for the U.S. Agency of International Development, He was declared persona non grata by United States once he became one of the leading attorneys in Pakistan who were dealing with litigations against drone strikes on civilians by United States in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA).{{Cite web, date=August 22, 2015, title=Shahzad Akbar fights for Pakistan's drone victims, url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/22/shahzad-akbar.html, website=Al Jazeera

References

Living people Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Alumni of the University of London Alumni of Newcastle University Year of birth missing (living people)