 His nephews are lawyers and one of his nephews is Shakeel Awan.He joined the legal practice in 1991 and has spent over 20 years as a lawyer.He became the additional Attorney General of Pakistan on 4 January 2011 and was appointed as the Adviser to the PM, Yousuf Raza Gillani on 16 April 2011 by President of Pakistan, Asif Zardari.