Khalid Ranjha
{{Short description|Pakistani lawyer and a politician}}
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Khalid Ranjha is a Pakistani lawyer and a politician from Punjab, Pakistan. He also served as Federal Law Minister of Pakistan 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.https://ranaranjhalaw.com/about-us/ {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://advocategeneral.punjab.gov.pk/former_advocate_generals|title = Former Advocates General | Advocate General}}
Educational background
Khalid Ranjha studied at St. Anthony's High School, Government College University, Lahore, [https://pulc.edu.pk/ 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.[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Dr-Khalid-Ranjha-994 Profile of Khalid Ranjha on PakistanHerald.com website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125021924/http://www.pakistanherald.com/Profile/Dr-Khalid-Ranjha-994 |date=25 November 2010 }} Retrieved 12 January 2020
Political career
He is a former senator for Punjab and was affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League (Q). 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.http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1528344423_771.pdf Senate of Pakistan document, Published 24 January 2009, Retrieved 12 January 2020
Positions held
- Member Punjab Bar Council{{cite news|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2010/10/29/pbc-names-khalid-ranjha-to-judicial-commission/ |title=Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) names Khalid Ranjha to Judicial Commission|newspaper=Pakistan Today (newspaper)|date=29 October 2010|author=Masood Rehman|accessdate=12 January 2020}}
- Vice-Chairman, Punjab Bar Council
- President, Lahore High Court Bar Association
- Advocate General Punjab
- Judge, Lahore High Court
- Law Minister, Minorities Affairs, Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Federal law minister, Government of Pakistan in 2002[https://www.dawn.com/news/26236 Ranjha to be new law minister] Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2002, Retrieved 12 January 2020
- Rector, Institute of Management Sciences (Lahore)[http://www.pakaims.edu.pk/faculty/ims-faculty/1 Profile of Khalid Ranjha on pakaims.edu.pk website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112211548/http://www.pakaims.edu.pk/faculty/ims-faculty/1 |date=12 January 2020 }} Retrieved 12 January 2020
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Category:Pakistan Muslim League politicians
Category:Government College University, Lahore alumni
Category:Alumni of the School of Advanced Study
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Alumni of the University of London
Category:St. Anthony's High School, Lahore alumni
Category:Law ministers of Pakistan