Lateef Afridi

Abdul Lateef Afridi
Abdul Lateef Afridi
عبدالطیف افریدی
Born	14 January 1943; Khyber, North-West Frontier Province, British India; (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died	16 January 2023 (aged 80); Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Cause of death	Assassination
Occupations	Lawyer; politician; activist;
Office	President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (2020–2021); President of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association; Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council (2011); Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (1997–1999)
Political party	National Democratic Movement
Other political; affiliations	Pakistan National Party (until 1986); Awami National Party (1986–2021);

Abdul Lateef Afridi (Pashto, Urdu: عبدالطیف افریدی; 14 January 1943 – 16 January 2023), also known as Lateef Lala (لطیف لالا), was a Pakistani lawyer and politician who served in the National Assembly from 1997 until 1999 as a member of the Awami National Party. In September 2021, Afridi was one of the founders of the National Democratic Movement.

Afridi had a prominent legal career, culminating in his election as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan in 2020. Prior to this, Afridi was the president of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association and was a leader in the Lawyers' Movement.

On 16 January 2023, Afridi was murdered by a gunman dressed in judicial robes, who fired six shots at Afridi's chest at close range at the Peshawar High Court.

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