Akhtar Hussain (lawyer)

Akhtar Hussain
اختر حسین
President of Awami Workers Party
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byYousuf Mustikhan
Personal details
Born
Akhtar Hussain

(1946-02-02) 2 February 1946
NationalityPakistani
OccupationLawyer, Senior advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan
Known forPresident Awami Workers Party

Akhtar Hussain (Urdu:اختر حسین, born 2 February 1946) is a Pakistani lawyer, senior advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan and left wing political leader. He is president of the left-wing political party, Awami Workers Party. He served as the General Secretary of Awami Workers Party from 2016 to 2022. He has been member of Pakistan Bar Council for 15 years from 2010 to 2025 and elected as Vice Chairman in 2012. He was a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan for two years from 2019 to 2021 and again from 2023 to 2025.