Asma Jahangir (1952-2018) Biography, Family

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Profession	Lawyer, Human Rights Activist
Nationality	Pakistani
Date of Birth	27/01/1952
Age	66 years (died on 11, Feb, 2018)
Birthplace	Lahore, Punjab province, West-Pakistan (now-Pakistan)
Date of Death	11/02/2018

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Asma Jilani Jahangir was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and AGHS Legal Aid Cell.
She was a prominent figure in Pakistan's Lawyers' Movement and served as a United Nations Special Rapporteur on several human rights mandates.
She was posthumously awarded Pakistan's highest civilian honor, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, in 2018.

B.A.	Kinnaird College, Lahore
LLB	University of Punjab, Punjab University Law College
Doctorate	University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

She was born in Lahore to politically active parents.

Marital Status	Married
Husband	Tahir Jahangir
Children	1 (Name ) Munizae Jahangir (Journalist) Sulema Jahangir (Lawyer)

Father	Malik Ghulam Jilani
Mother	Sabiha Jilani
Siblings	Hina Jilani, Human Rights Activist

Organizations	AGHS Law Associates AGHS Legal Aid Human Rights Commission of Pakistan International Crisis Group
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) Chairperson of the HRCP Co-founder of AGHS Legal Aid Cell

Organizations

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)
Chairperson of the HRCP
Co-founder of AGHS Legal Aid Cell

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.