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Irene Khan

1956 - Today

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Irene Zubaida Khan (Bengali: আইরিন জুবাইদা খান; born 24 December 1956) is a Bangladeshi British lawyer and human rights activist. She is serving as the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion. She previously served as the seventh Secretary General of Amnesty International (from 2001 to 2009). In 2011, she was elected Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) in Rome, an intergovernmental organization that works to promote the rule of law, and sustainable development. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Khan is the 96th most popular lawyer (up from 97th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Bangladesh (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bangladeshi Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Irene Khan ranks 96 out of 136. Before her are A. V. Dicey, Amy Chua, Fatimata M'Baye, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, Richard Wagner, and Clara González. After her are Robert Lighthizer, Aisha Rateb, Roscoe Pound, Hauwa Ibrahim, Felix Frankfurter, and Benjamin N. Cardozo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Irene Khan ranks 466. Before her are Yoshiko Tanaka, Uwe Ochsenknecht, John Debney, Ignacio Rodríguez, Kenneth Eriksson, and Ling Jihua. After her are Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Salvatore Bagni, František Jakubec, Steven Saylor, Rebecca Harms, and Andrew Lesnie.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Irene Khan ranks 57 out of 74. Before her are Syed Nazrul Islam (1925), Abdul Quader Molla (1948), Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916), Utpal Dutt (1929), Moudud Ahmed (1940), and Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921). After her are Sarat Chandra Das (1849), Allauddin Khan (1881), Vilayat Khan (1928), A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915), Runa Laila (1952), and Bimal Roy (1909).

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Among LAWYERS In Bangladesh

Among lawyers born in Bangladesh, Irene Khan ranks 3. Before her are Radhabinod Pal (1886), and Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916).

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