Asma Jahangir Politician

Asma Jilani Jahangir (Urdu: عاصمہ جہانگیر‎: ʿĀṣimah Jahāṉgīr) (born 27 January 1952 in Lahore) is a Pakistani lawyer, an award winning human rights and democracy activist. Her work focuses on prevention of persecution of religious minorities, gender equality, and extremism.Jahangir is a founding member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and has served as Secretary-General and later Chairperson of the organization. On 27 October 2010, Jahangir was elected as President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and played a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement., the first woman to hold the position. She has co-chaired South Asia Forum for Human Rights and is the vice president of International Federation for Human Rights.She served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief from August 2004 to July 2010, she currently serves on the U.N panel for inquiry into Sri Lankan human rights violations by the Sri Lankan authorities. Jahangir is an recipient of several awards including the 2014 Right Livelihood Award, 2010 Freedom Award, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Ramon Magsaysay Award, 1995 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights and was awarded an Officier de la Légion d'honneur by France.Her prominent writings include, The Hudood Ordinance: A Divine Sanction? and Children of a Lesser God.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 27, 1952
Birth name	Asma Jilani
Birth place	Punjab Pakistan , West Pakistan , Lahore
Nationality	Pakistani people
Residence	Islamabad Capital Territory , Islamabad
Education	Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Arts University of St. Gallen Kinnaird College University of the Punjab
Profession	Lawyer , Human rights defender

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Office holder

office	Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association
president	Asif Ali Zardari
prime minister	Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
successor	Qazi Anwar