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Ambiga Sreenevasan

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Ambiga Sreenevasan (Tamil: அம்பிகா சீனிவாசன், romanized: Ampikā cīṉivācaṉ; born 1956) is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and human rights advocate, and one of eight recipients of the US International Women of Courage Award in 2009. She was the president of the Malaysian Bar Council from 2007 to 2009, and co-chairperson of Bersih, an NGO coalition advocating for free and fair elections. She previously served in the executive committee of the Women's Aid Organisation as well as in the Bar Council Special Committee on the rights of the indigenous Orang Asli people. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ambiga Sreenevasan has received more than 158,244 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ambiga Sreenevasan is the 128th most popular lawyer, the 68th most popular biography from Malaysia and the most popular Malaysian Lawyer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Ambiga Sreenevasan ranks 128 out of 136. Before her are Tom C. Clark, Anita Hill, Hazel R. O'Leary, Maria Bashir, Maya Harris, and Kimberly Guilfoyle. After her are Dipak Misra, Nargiz Birk-Petersen, Ebru Timtik, Shadi Sadr, Beatrice Fihn, and Tessa Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ambiga Sreenevasan ranks 754. Before her are Joni Huntley, Rachid Harkouk, Sally Jewell, Annise Parker, James H. Newman, and Paul Lockhart. After her are Aden Madobe, Larry Christiansen, Mike Bruner, Marques Johnson, Richard A. Searfoss, and Chuy Bravo.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Ambiga Sreenevasan ranks 68 out of 90. Before her are Fish Leong (1978), Angelica Lee (1976), Mario Miranda (1926), Rashid Sidek (1968), Guy Sebastian (1981), and Nisha Ayub (1979). After her are Nicholas Teo (1981), Che'Nelle (1983), Mohd Faiz Subri (1987), Lee Zii Jia (1998), Azizulhasni Awang (1988), and Nicol David (1983).

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Among LAWYERS In Malaysia

Among lawyers born in Malaysia, Ambiga Sreenevasan ranks 1. 

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