Asma Jahangir
Deceased Q1522527

Asma Jahangir

Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018)

Born: January 27, 1952 (1952) · Lahore
Died: February 11, 2018 (2018) · Lahore
Age at death: 66 years
Cause of death: cardiac arrest
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality Pakistan
Occupation lawyer, human rights defender
Education University of the Punjab, Kinnaird College for Women
Employer United Nations
Position held Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions
Gender female

Family

Relative
Hina Jilani

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