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Asma Jahangir

1952 - 2018

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Asma Jilani Jahangir (Urdu: عاصمہ جہانگیر, romanized: ʿĀṣimah Jahāṉgīr; 27 January 1952 – 11 February 2018) was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and AGHS Legal Aid Cell. Jahangir was known for playing a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement and served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and as a trustee at the International Crisis Group. Born and raised in Lahore, Jahangir studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary before receiving her B.A. from Kinnaird and LLB from the Punjab University Law College in 1978 and joined the chamber of Barrister Ijaz Hussain Batalvi. In 1980, she was called to the Lahore High Court, and to the Supreme Court in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asma Jahangir is the 588th most popular social activist (down from 587th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 100th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Pakistani Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Asma Jahangir ranks 588 out of 840. Before her are Ella Baker, Eoin O'Duffy, Har Dayal, Osman Kavala, Grey Owl, and Lucy Salani. After her are Albert Parsons, Madan Lal Dhingra, Felix Nartey, Ralph Abernathy, Veerappan, and Dieudonné M'bala M'bala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Asma Jahangir ranks 528. Before her are Martin O'Neill, René Verheyen, Thomas Sjöberg, Doris Maletzki, Alex van Warmerdam, and Ali Fergani. After her are Hubert Auriol, Wolfgang Mager, Jim Ross, Paul Steinhardt, Andrzej Grabowski, and Cheick Modibo Diarra. Among people deceased in 2018, Asma Jahangir ranks 459. Before her are Hal Greer, Aleksei Paramonov, Marc Bouissou, Ute Bock, Mary Midgley, and Charles Vinci. After her are Nicanor de Carvalho, Emiliano Mondonico, Richard DeVos, Katie Boyle, Steven Bochco, and Ed King.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Asma Jahangir ranks 106 out of 217. Before her are Margaret Lockwood (1916), Raaj Kumar (1926), Javed Iqbal (1961), Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (1973), Valerian Gracias (1900), and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950). After her are Bhisham Sahni (1915), Manorama (1926), Parveen Shakir (1952), Balraj Sahni (1913), Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929), and Ali Zafar (1980).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Pakistan

Among social activists born in Pakistan, Asma Jahangir ranks 5. Before her are Bacha Khan (1890), Bhagat Singh (1907), Malala Yousafzai (1997), and Guru Ram Das (1534). After her are Iqbal Masih (1983), Mukhtar Mai (1972), and Jalila Haider (1988).

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