Asma Jahangir

Asma Jilani Jahangir (Urdu: عاصمہ جہانگیر‎: ʿĀṣimah Jahāṉgīr) (born 27 January 1952 in Lahore) is a Pakistani lawyer.

Asma Jahangir is a founding member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and has served as Secretary-General and later Chairperson of the organization. On 27 October 2010, Jahangir was elected as President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and played a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement., the first woman to hold the position. She has co-chaired South Asia Forum for Human Rights and was the vice president of International Federation for Human Rights.

She served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief from August 2004 to July 2010. She currently serves on the U.N. panel for inquiry into Sri Lankan human rights violations by the Sri Lankan authorities. Jahangir is the recipient of several awards including the 2014 Right Livelihood Award, 2010 Freedom Award, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Ramon Magsaysay Award, 1995 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, and the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights. She was awarded an Officier de la Légion d'honneur by France.

Jahangir

Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir (Persian Name) "conqueror of the world"(August 31, 1569 – November 7, 1627), was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. His throne name Jahangir means 'conqueror of the world', 'world-conqueror' or 'world-seizer' (Jahan = world, gir the root of the Persian verb gereftan, gireftan = to seize, to grab). Much romance has gathered around his name, and the tale of his illicit relationship with the Mughal courtesan, Anarkali, has been widely adapted into the literature, art and cinema of India.

Jahangir was the eldest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar and was declared successor to his father from an early age. Impatient for power, however, he revolted in 1599 while Akbar was engaged in the Deccan. Jahangir was defeated, but ultimately succeeded his father as Emperor in 1605 because of the immense support and efforts of the ladies in Akbar's harem like Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Salima Sultan Begum and his grandmother Maryam Makani. The ladies wielded considerable influence over Akbar and favoured Jahangir as his successor. The first year of Jahangir's reign saw a rebellion organized by his eldest son Khusrau. The rebellion was soon put down; Khusrau was brought before his father in chains. After subduing and executing nearly 2000 members of the rebellion, Jahangir blinded his renegade son.

Jahangir (name)

Jahangir or Jangir (Persian: جهانگیر‎‎, "conqueror of the world") is a Persian male given name. In the Turkish language, its form is Cihangir. In many English speaking countries, Jahangir can also be spelled as "Jangir" or "Jangear".

It may refer to:

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