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Latif Khosa | |
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لطیف کھوسہ | |
Governor of Punjab | |
In office 13 January 2011 – 2 January 2013 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Salmaan Taseer |
Succeeded by | Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood |
26th Attorney General of Pakistan | |
In office 19 August 2008 – 10 October 2009 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Malik Mohammad Qayyum |
Succeeded by | Anwar Mansoor Khan |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
Constituency | NA-122 Lahore-VI |
Vice President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
Assumed office 2 December 2023 | |
Chairman | Imran Khan Gohar Ali Khan |
Secretary General of Pakistan Peoples Party | |
In office March 2013 – July 2017 | |
Chairman | Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
Co-Chairman | Asif Ali Zardari |
Preceded by | Jahangir Badar |
Succeeded by | Nayyar Bukhari |
Federal Advisor of Information Technology & Telecommunication | |
In office November 2009 – July 2010 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Farooq H. Naek |
Succeeded by | Humayun Khan |
Chairman Pakistan Bar Council | |
In office 2008–2009 | |
Preceded by | Malik Mohammad Qayyum |
Succeeded by | Anwar Mansoor Khan |
Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
In office March 2003 – March 2009 | |
President | Pervaiz Musharraf |
Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
Constituency | General seat from Punjab |
Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council | |
In office 1995–1996 | |
Preceded by | Ch Muhammad Ashraf Wahla |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Kazim Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammad Latif Khosa 25 July 1946 Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan) |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | PTI (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | PPP (1970-2022) |
Spouse(s) | Jamila Khosa Musarrat Khosa |
Relations | Asif Saeed Khosa (Cousin) Nasir Mahmood Khosa (Cousin) Tariq Masood Khosa (Cousin) Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (Cousin) Amjad Farooq Khan (Cousin) Dost Muhammad Khosa (Nephew) Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa (Nephew) |
Children | 7 (4 sons, 3 daughters) |
Residence | Lahore |
Alma mater | Government College Lahore/University of Punjab |
Profession | Lawyer/Politician |
Notable Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Hilal-e-Imtiaz Krishan Kishore Grover Goodwill Gold Medal |
Latif Khosa (Urdu: لطیف کھوسہ; born 25 July 1946) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who is an advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He served as the Governor of Punjab from 2011 to 2013. He is the incumbent Member of National Assembly Pakistan from NA-122 Lahore since 10 February 2024. He was a senator from 2003 to 2009, the attorney general of Pakistan in 2008 to 2009 and the Federal advisor of Information Technology & Telecommunication from 2009 to 2010.[1][2] Khosa also remained a member of the Pakistan Bar Council and served as its Executive Committee's chairman.[3] He co-authored an electoral fraud report with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto shortly before her assassination in December 2007. Khosa had been one of Bhutto's aides.[4] Khosa joined PTI in 2023.[5]
He belongs to a Saraiki-speaking family of the Khosa Baloch tribe.[6] Latif Khosa is the founder of Khosa Law Chambers (KLC), a law firm based in Lahore.