Abdul Lateef Afridi | |
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عبدالطیف افریدی | |
Born | |
Died | 16 January 2023 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | (aged 79)
Cause of death | Assassination |
Occupations | |
Office | President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (2020–2021)[2] President of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council (2011) Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (1997–1999) |
Political party | National Democratic Movement |
Other political affiliations |
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Abdul Lateef Afridi (Pashto, Urdu: عبدالطیف افریدی; 14 November 1943 – 16 January 2023), also known as Lateef Lala (لطیف لالا), was a Pakistani lawyer and politician who served in the National Assembly from 1997 until 1999 as a member of the Awami National Party. In September 2021, Afridi was one of the founders of the National Democratic Movement.
Afridi had a prominent legal career, culminating in his election as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan in 2020. Prior to this, Afridi was the president of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association and was a leader in the Lawyers' Movement.
On 16 January 2023, Afridi was murdered by a gunman dressed in judicial robes, who fired six shots at Afridi's chest at close range at the Peshawar High Court.
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