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Navi Pillay

1941 - Today

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Navanethem "Navi" Pillay (born 23 September 1941) is a South African jurist who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. A South African of Indian Tamil origin, Pillay was the first non-white woman judge of the High Court of South Africa. She has also served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Her four-year term as High Commissioner for Human Rights began on 1 September 2008 and was extended an additional two years in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Navi Pillay is the 22nd most popular lawyer (up from 69th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 101st in 2019) and the most popular South African Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Navi Pillay ranks 22 out of 136. Before her are Merrick Garland, Rudolf von Jhering, Doug Emhoff, Roy Cohn, Tribonian, and Bill Gates Sr.. After her are Carla Del Ponte, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Raphael Lemkin, Peter Benenson, Al-Tahawi, and Al-Mawardi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Navi Pillay ranks 83. Before her are Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Gérson, Ray Tomlinson, David Gross, Princess Muna al-Hussein, and Roberto Carlos. After her are Paul Bremer, Stokely Carmichael, Ed Bradley, Cass Elliot, Mohamed Ghannouchi, and Linda McCartney.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Navi Pillay ranks 30 out of 454. Before her are Sydney Brenner (1927), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), Jody Scheckter (1950), and Steve Biko (1946). After her are Charlize Theron (1975), P. W. Botha (1916), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), Angelique Rockas (1951), Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), and Peter Abrahams (1919).

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Among LAWYERS In South Africa

Among lawyers born in South Africa, Navi Pillay ranks 1. 

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