Syed Ali Zafar (Urdu: علی ظفر ) is a Pakistani

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and

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, who was born and grew up in

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. He was Federal caretaker Minister for Law and Justice of Pakistan in 2018 and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan 2015–16. He remained President of the Pakistan chapter of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Law and a senior partner of Mandviwalla & Zafar, legal consultants. He is associated as vice-president of the Human Rights Society of Pakistan. He earned his

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(LL.B.) from the

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in 1983, and Bar at Law from

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in 1984. He is also a

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and regularly writes in ''

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'' on various political, social and legal issues of Pakistan. He joined the present ruling party,

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(PTI), in 2019.

Politics

Zafar is senator for the Province of Punjab,

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in the seat of Technocrat for the ruling PTI party for the 2021–26 term. He took the oath as senator on 12 March and cast his votes for election of new

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and

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for the Senate. He was appointed to discharge national responsibility as a caretaker Minister of Law and Justice for the 2018 general election in the cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk and completed the interim Political period with transparency and merits. He was candidate of the Independent group of Asma Jahangir and elected President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan in 2015. He remained actively involved in lawyers politics, raised and solved many issues of the Bar and Lawyers. Zafar followed the traditions and footsteps of his father

S.M. Zafar Syed Muhammad Zafar (born 6th of December 1930) is one of the more prominent Pakistani human rights activists, a noted lawyer (Senior Advocate Supreme Court), a politician and a former member of the Senate of Pakistan. For some time, he was a ...

and entered national politics. He joined

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president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to render his services for the public and Pakistan.

Area of practice

Zafar has experience spread over 31 years as a practicing Barrister at the Supreme Court and High Courts of Pakistan. He has expertise in

constitutional law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a State (polity), state, namely, the executive (government), executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as th ...

administrative law Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of government agency, executive branch agencies of Forms of government, government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are gener ...

, energy law, services law, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and banking laws, tax matters, company and corporate law,

property law Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land) and personal property. Property refers to legally protected claims to resources, such as land and personal property, including intellectual pro ...

competition law Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrust l ...

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and

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. He is known for his legal services in civil and criminal law and committed to protect the

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of individuals. He is a senior partner of law firm Mandviwalla & Zafar, a leading law firm of Pakistan.

Memberships

He is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the

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(LCIA), and played a role as arbitrator in various international arbitrations. He is a Life Member of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, and the Lahore High Court Bar Association. He is a visiting professor and delivers lectures at various law colleges or universities in Pakistan and abroad. He regularly acts as a Judge in Legal Moots competitions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zafar, Syed Ali Living people Pakistani democracy activists Lawyers from Lahore 1963 births People from Lahore

Politics

Area of practice

Memberships

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