Latif Afridi

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Abdul Latif Afridi
عبدالطیف افریدی
Born (1943-11-14) 14 November 1943 (age 78)
NationalityPakistani
OfficePresident of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan
Political partyNational Democratic Movement
MovementPashtun Tahafuz Movement

Abdul Latif Afridi (Pashto/Urdu: عبدالطیف افریدی), also known as Latif Lala (لطیف لالا), is a lawyer serving as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. He is a senior leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).[1] Formerly, he was vice-chairman of Pakistan Bar Council and president of Peshawar High Court Bar Association. He also served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1997 and 1999 and leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Lawyers' Wing.[2] He is a supporter of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).[3]

Early life[]

Abdul Latif Afridi was born in 1943 in Tirah, Khyber Agency. He did his Master's from Peshawar University in 1966. Two years later, he did his LLB from the same institution. He was expelled from the university for supporting Fatima Jinnah in the 1964 presidential election. In 1979, he joined the Ghaus Bux Bizenjo-led Pakistan National Party (PNP) and became its Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial president. In 1986, when the PNP was merged into the Awami National Party (ANP), Latif Afridi became its first provincial president. In 1997, he was elected as a member of national assembly from NA-46.[4] Latif Afridi was elected Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan SCBA president on 30th October 2020 by bagging 1,236 votes while his rival candidate Sattar Khan managed to secure 968 votes. [5] Justice Afridi along with his family met a tragic end and this according to his brother leads to personal enmity existing between the lawyer and the late justice.

Political career[]

A former provincial President (1986–1989) General secretary (2005–2007) of the Awami National Party and its short-lived breakaway faction the National Awami Party of Pakistan, he has achieved fame as a supporter of the lawyers' movement in 2007–2009.[6]

Lawyers' movement[]

Further information: Lawyers' Movement

Latif Afridi is a former president of the (PHCBA) and ANP Lawyers' Wing, as well as vice president of the party's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter. Elected as president of the PHCBA five times, he has been at the forefront of the lawyers' movement that culminated in the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.

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References[]

  1. ^ Krishnankutty, Pia (September 2, 2021). "Pashtun leaders launch National Democratic Movement, party to counter Pakistan 'militarisation'". ThePrint.
  2. ^ Babak congratulates Abdul Latif Afridi on re-election of PHCBA President Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Associated Press of Pakistan. retrieved 10-01-08
  3. ^ "ANP terminates membership of founding member". The Friday Times. September 13, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ^ A dream come true by Tahir Ali. THE NEWS on Sunday. 4-4-2009.
  5. ^ Veteran lawyer Latif Afridi elected SCBA president. GEO News. 30-10-2020.
  6. ^ NAPP leaders rejoin ANP,Asfandyar welcomes old colleagues May 22, 2005. Retrieved 08-10-08
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