Profile of Mr. Akhtar Abbas
Mr. Akhtar Abbas is a highly competent lawyer and legislative expert. He is serving the community for almost two decades through his untiring passion and commitment towards his profession. He has Bachelor and Masters degrees in Law from International Islamic University, Islamabad with a special focus on comparative study of Shariah and Common Law. He also has a Masters Degree in Political Science from Punjab University. As an advocate High Court, he has participated and played a pivotal role in several cases of public and constitutional importance throughout his career.
He is presently advising Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry, FPCCI as member Advisory Committee on Legal Affairs. He has recently worked as an Assistant Advocate General with the Government of Punjab. He has also worked as Legislative Consultant to the Senate of Pakistan, where he has worked with Standing Committee on Law and Justice. He voluntarily assisted the Chairman of the Committee in research, drafting and comparative study of different laws in proposing new legislation through private member bill. Other than his legal services, he has been teaching various law subjects at top universities of the country including Quaid-e-Azam University, COMSATS University, and Bahria University in Islamabad as a visiting faculty member. He also appears in TV shows as a legal and political analyst.
He has also attended numerous trainings, workshops, and seminars of significant importance including but not limited to National Security Workshop (NSW-12); the highest course on the subject in the country offered by National Defence University and National Media Workshop (NMW-7) from the same university. He has graduated from Pakistan Naval War College Lahore where he attended Maritime Security Workshop (MARSEW-19). He has also attended a training course on Eco-Tourism held in Philippine organized by Asian Productivity Organization, Japan. He holds two diplomas in Business and Diplomacy from European Academy of Diplomacy Warsaw, Poland.
He has also completed Director Training Programme from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Other Offices held:
- Member, District Social Protection Committee Bhakkar (Punjab Social Protection Authority)
- Deputy Information Secretary, Chamber of Agriculture, Punjab
- Legal Advisor, Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies
- Advocate High Court, Punjab Bar Council
