Qazi Muhammad Anwar, noted constitutional lawyer, President of the Pakistan Bar Council, President of SCBA and former senator. A former activist in the Pakistan Peoples Party, he joined the Awami National Party in 1994 in protest against the dismissal of the provincial government by the Federal government. He also served as additional deputy secretary general of the Awami National Party(ANP). He has been active in opposing the recent suspension of Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. He has recently rejoined the Awami National Party. he has been elected as Supreme Court Bar Association President in 2009, defeating Barrister Bacha.