Career
He is also the former additional Attorney General of Pakistan. Ghulam Farooq was born on 10 February 1961. He was born in a village called Hothla in Kahuta.
He passed his primary studies in Hothla Primary school.
He graduated in Bachelor of Laws from Punjab University. Awan belongs to a political family.
He is the brother of Babar Awan. He became a lawyer in 1991 and spent 20 years as a lawyer
He became the additional Attorney General of Pakistan on 4 January 2011 and appointed as the adviser to the Prime Minister on 16 April 2011 by President of Pakistan, Asif Zardari.
He was made the adviser to the Prime Minister in 2011.
