Yahya Bakhtiar
Yahya Bakhtiar (Urdu: یحیی بختیار) was a lawyer and Attorney General of Pakistan. Yahya was born in 1921 at Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Yahya Bakhtiar died on June 27th, 2003 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2]
Education
Yahya Bakhtiar studied at schools in Quetta and Lahore. He studied Law in London and was called to the Bar in United Kingdom. Yahya Bakhtiar became a member of the All-India Muslim League in 1941.
Career
Bakhtiar was elected as a member of National Assembly of Pakistan from the Quetta-Pishin constituency in 1977. Yahya was also appointed to the Senate of Pakistan. He was appointed Attorney General of Pakistan again when Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister in 1988. He also represented Nawaz Sharif in the Supreme Court of Pakistan when then President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved the National Assembly by using his powers under Article 58(2)(B).
Family
Yahya Bakhtiar was married to Eva Bakhtiar and had two sons and two daughters. Yahya's daughter Zeba Bakhtiar is an actress.