Khalid Ranjha

Khalid Ranjha
Khalid Ranjha
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation(s)	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

Khalid Ranjha studied at St. Anthony's High School, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab University Law College 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

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 Musharraf in 2002.^[4]^[5]

Positions held

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

^ https://ranaranjhalaw.com/about-us/ ^{[dead link]}
^ "Former Advocates General | Advocate General".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Profile of Khalid Ranjha on PakistanHerald.com website Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 January 2020
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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 Archived 12 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 January 2020

[1] ttps://ranaranjhalaw.com/about-us/ ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Former Advocates General | Advocate General".

[PH-3] Profile of Khalid Ranjha on PakistanHerald.com website Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 January 2020

[PT-4] Masood Rehman (29 October 2010). "Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) names Khalid Ranjha to Judicial Commission". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[5] ttp://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1528344423_771.pdf Senate of Pakistan document, Published 24 January 2009, Retrieved 12 January 2020

[Dawn-6] Ranjha to be new law minister Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2002, Retrieved 12 January 2020

[7] Profile of Khalid Ranjha on pakaims.edu.pk website Archived 12 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 January 2020

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