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Irene Khan

1956 - Today

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Irene Zubaida Khan (born 24 December 1956) is a Bangladeshi british lawyer and human rights activist. She is serving as the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion. She previously served as the seventh Secretary General of Amnesty International (from 2001 to 2009). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irene Khan has received more than 219,077 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 21 in 2019). Irene Khan is the 97th most popular lawyer (down from 80th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 48th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bangladeshi Lawyer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Irene Khan ranks 97 out of 136. Before her are Alberto Nisman, Felix Frankfurter, John Dean, Richard Wagner, Roscoe Pound, and Benjamin N. Cardozo. After her are Hauwa Ibrahim, Fatimata M'Baye, Finn Tveter, Robert Treat Paine, Judy Sheindlin, and Robert Lighthizer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Irene Khan ranks 525. Before her are Kent Nilsson, Yodrak Salakjai, Darío Pereyra, Jasna Kolar-Merdan, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, and Habiba Sarābi. After her are Rob Paulsen, Vladimír Godár, João Carlos, Noga Alon, Lise-Marie Morerod, and Erick Zonca.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Irene Khan ranks 62 out of 74. Before her are Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921), Utpal Dutt (1929), Vilayat Khan (1928), Runa Laila (1952), Geeta Dutt (1930), and Bimal Roy (1909). After her are Sarat Chandra Das (1849), Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (1966), A. B. Bardhan (1924), Shakib Khan (1979), Avijit Roy (1972), and Mamunul Haque (1973).

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Among LAWYERS In Bangladesh

Among lawyers born in Bangladesh, Irene Khan ranks 3. Before her are Radhabinod Pal (1886), and Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916).

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