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Khalid Ranjha

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Khalid Ranjha
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Politician
Known forFormer Law Minister of Pakistan
A member of Senate of Pakistan
Supreme Court 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ https://ranaranjhalaw.com/about-us/ [dead link]
  2. ^ "Former Advocates General | Advocate General".
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1528344423_771.pdf Senate of Pakistan document, Published 24 January 2009, Retrieved 12 January 2020
  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