Khalid Ranjha | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
| Known for | Former Law Minister of Pakistan A member of Senate of Pakistan |
Khalid Ranjha is a Pakistani lawyer and a politician from Punjab, Pakistan. He also served as Federal Law Minister of Pakistan in 2002 and a member of the Senate of Pakistan. He remained Advocate General Punjab, Judge Lahore High Court and the President of Lahore High Court Bar Association, Lahore[1][2]
Educational background[edit | edit source]
Khalid Ranjha studied at St. Anthony's High School, Government College University, Lahore and at the University of London, where he received his PhD degree, eventually becoming a Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.[3]
Political career[edit | edit source]
He is a former senator for Punjab and was affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[4] He was also affiliated with Standing Committee on Law, Justice, Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs. He also served as Law Minister in the federal cabinet of General Pervez Musharaf in 2002.[4][5]
Positions held[edit | edit source]
- Member Punjab Bar Council[4]
- Vice-Chairman, Punjab Bar Council[3]
- President, Lahore High Court Bar Association[3]
- Advocate General Punjab[3]
- Judge, Lahore High Court[3]
- Law Minister, Minorities Affairs, Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Federal law minister, Government of Pakistan in 2002[6][4]
- Rector, Institute of Management Sciences (Lahore)[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://ranaranjhalaw.com/about-us/ [dead link]
- ↑ "Former Advocates General | Advocate General".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Profile of Khalid Ranjha on PakistanHerald.com website Retrieved 12 January 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Masood Rehman (29 October 2010). "Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) names Khalid Ranjha to Judicial Commission". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ↑ http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1528344423_771.pdf Senate of Pakistan document, Published 24 January 2009, Retrieved 12 January 2020
- ↑ Ranjha to be new law minister Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2002, Retrieved 12 January 2020
- ↑ Profile of Khalid Ranjha on pakaims.edu.pk website Retrieved 12 January 2020