Asma Jahangir

Lawyer, Human Rights Activist

Pakistani Lahore, Punjab province, West-Pakistan (now-Pakistan)

Quick Info

ProfessionLawyer, Human Rights Activist
NationalityPakistani
Date of Birth27/01/1952
Age66 years (died on 11, Feb, 2018)
BirthplaceLahore, Punjab province, West-Pakistan (now-Pakistan)
Date of Death11/02/2018

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Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Weight74 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

B.A.Kinnaird College, Lahore
LLBPunjab University Law College
DoctorateUniversity of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Personal Life

HometownIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
HusbandTahir Jahangir
Children
Son1 (Name Not Known)
Daughters
  • Munizae Jahangir (Journalist)
  • Sulema Jahangir (Lawyer)

Family

FatherMalik Ghulam Jilani
MotherSabiha Jilani
Siblings
BrotherNone
SisterHina Jilani, Human Rights Activist

Career

Organizations
  • AGHS Law Associates
  • AGHS Legal Aid
  • Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Career Milestones
  • Co-founder of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
  • Secretary-General of the HRCP
  • First female leader of the Supreme Court Bar Association
  • United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief (August 2004 to July 2010)
  • United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran (2016 to February 2018)
  • United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions (1998 to 2004)
  • Member of Crisis Group’s Board of Trustees (2002-2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Asma Jahangir was born in Lahore to affluent and politically active parents.
2. Both of her parents were involved in activism and faced challenges for their beliefs.
3. Asma protested against government actions and fought for human rights.
4. She co-established Pakistan's first female-led law firm.
5. Asma received numerous awards for her human rights work and advocacy.
6. She served as the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions and on Freedom of Religion and Belief.
7. Asma Jahangir was a well-known champion for justice and equality in Pakistan and globally.
8. She was imprisoned in 1983 for participating in the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy against the military regime of Zia-ul-Haq.
9. She was again put under house arrest in November 2007 after the imposition of emergency.
10. She died of apparent cardiac arrest in Lahore.
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