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Karim Ahmad Khan

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Karim Asad Ahmad Khan (born 30 March 1970) is a British lawyer who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021. He specialises in international criminal law and international human rights law. After his appointment by the secretary-general of the United Nations, António Guterres, Khan served as a United Nations assistant secretary-general and acted as Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/ISIL in Iraq (UNITAD), which was established in accordance with Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) to support national efforts to hold ISIL (Daesh) accountable for acts that may amount to war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in Iraq. In February 2021, Khan was elected the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karim Ahmad Khan is the 81st most popular lawyer (up from 90th in 2019), the 3,719th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,682nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Lawyer.

Karim Ahmad Khan is a British barrister who currently serves as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is known for his extensive experience in prosecuting cases involving war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and for his role in leading investigations into alleged atrocities in countries like Sudan, Libya and Uganda as the ICC Prosecutor.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Karim Ahmad Khan ranks 81 out of 136. Before him are Koen Lenaerts, Louis Brandeis, Michael Cohen, Lawrence Lessig, John Selden, and Dmitry Bogrov. After him are Ken Starr, Wendell Willkie, Louise Arbour, Abdulqawi Yusuf, Clarence Darrow, and George Hadley.

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Among people born in 1970, Karim Ahmad Khan ranks 161. Before him are Ted Cruz, Justin Chambers, Oded Fehr, Muhammad Gaddafi, Saif Ali Khan, and Peter Aerts. After him are Matt Ross, Pedro Diniz, Predrag Danilović, Jia Zhangke, Gianluca Pessotto, and Igor Cavalera.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Karim Ahmad Khan ranks 3,720 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694), Ray Reardon (1932), Havergal Brian (1876), Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), John Marshall (1876), and Tyson Fury (1988). After him are John Mayhew (1947), James Paget (1814), Nigel Kennedy (1956), Gareth Evans (1980), Joe Gomez (1997), and Kaya Scodelario (1992).

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Among LAWYERS In United Kingdom

Among lawyers born in United Kingdom, Karim Ahmad Khan ranks 5. Before him are Peter Benenson (1921), William Blackstone (1723), Henry de Bracton (1210), and John Selden (1584). After him are George Hadley (1685), A. V. Dicey (1835), and Philippe Sands (1960).

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