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Khalid Ranjha is a Pakistani lawyer and a

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from

Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...

. He also served as Federal

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in 2002 and a member of the

Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān ( ur, , , literally "Pakistan upper house"), is the upper house, upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislature of Pakistan, and together with the National Assembly (Pakistan), National As ...

. He remained Advocate General Punjab, Judge

Lahore High Court The Lahore High Court () is based in Lahore, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on 21 March 1882. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab (Pakistan). The High Court's principal seat is in Lahore, but there are benches in th ...

and the President of

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, Lahore

Educational background

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

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

, where he received his PhD degree, eventually becoming a Research Fellow at the

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) is a member institute of the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Founded in 1947, it is a national academic centre of excellence, serving the legal community and universities across the ...

.Profile of Khalid Ranjha on PakistanHerald.com website
Retrieved 12 January 2020

Political career

He is a former senator for

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

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 Musharaf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...

in 2002.

Positions held

*Member

Punjab Bar Council The Punjab Bar Council ( ur, ) is a deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab. It is established by Parliament of Pakistan and consists of 75 members elected from different constituencies of Punjab. Its main functions are to promote and sugges ...

*Vice-Chairman,

*President,

*Advocate General Punjab *Judge,

*Law Minister, Minorities Affairs,

Government of Punjab, Pakistan The Government of the Punjab ( ur, ), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 dis ...

*Federal law minister,

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in 2002Ranjha to be new law minister
Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2002, Retrieved 12 January 2020 * Rector,

Institute of Management Sciences (Lahore) The Institute of Management Sciences (IMS Lahore), formerly known as Pak-American Institute of Management Sciences (Pak-AIMS), is a project of AKEF (Al Karim Educational Foundation) established in Lahore, Pakistan in 1987 which offers undergradu ...

Profile of Khalid Ranjha on pakaims.edu.pk website
Retrieved 12 January 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranjha, Khalid Pakistani lawyers Punjabi people Pakistan Muslim League politicians Government College University, Lahore alumni Alumni of the School of Advanced Study Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of London St. Anthony's High School, Lahore alumni Law Ministers of Pakistan Members of the Senate of Pakistan People from Lahore