Makhdoom Ali Khan

Barrister
Makhdoom Ali Khan
مخدوم علی خان
Attorney General of Pakistan
In office
September 2001 – August 2007
Preceded byAziz A. Munshi
Succeeded byMalik Mohammad Qayyum
Chairman Pakistan Bar Council
In office
2001–2007
Preceded byAziz A. Munshi
Succeeded byMalik Mohammad Qayyum
Member chairman's Panel of Arbitrators International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Assumed office
2011
Member London Court of International Arbitration
In office
2008–2013
Personal details
Born (1954-01-09) 9 January 1954 (age 70)
Karachi, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Karachi (MA International Relations)
S. M. Law College (LL.B)
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge(BA in Law)
London School of Economics(LLM (Maritime and Public International Law))
Inns of Court School of Law(BVC)
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionBarrister
Websitewww.fazleghani.com
Supreme Court of Pakistan

Makhdoom Ali Khan (Urdu: مخدوم علی خان; born 9 January 1954), is a Pakistani lawyer who is a Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Khan has held numerous positions, including Attorney General of Pakistan, chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council, member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, board member of the Federal Judicial Academy of Pakistan and of the Sindh Judicial Academy.[citation needed]

He is a serving Member on the Governing Board of the British Pakistan Law Council, an Officer of the Board of the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICACIC), a member of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, a member of the Advisory Board of the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), a former member of the court of the London Court of International Arbitration and a member of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute's (ICSID) Chairman's Panel of Arbitrators.[citation needed] He has consistently been ranked amongst the top three litigators[1][2] in Pakistan over the last three decades both by reputation and in international rankings in legal publications and amongst the top two litigators in the Sindh High Court in Karachi. Since his return to private practice in 2007 he is globally regarded as the preeminent commercial, taxation and constitutional litigator, arbitrator and arbitration lawyer in Pakistan.[citation needed]


  1. ^ "Firms - Chambers and Partners - Makhdoom Ali Khan". www.chambersandpartners.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Dispute resolution in Pakistan | Law firm and lawyer rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide". www.legal500.com.