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Irene Khan

1956 - Today

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Irene Zubaida Khan (born 24 December 1956) is a Bangladeshi lawyer appointed as of August 2020 to be the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion, the first woman appointed to this mandate. She previously served as the seventh Secretary General of Amnesty International (from 2001 to 2009). In 2011, she was elected Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) in Rome, an intergovernmental organization that works to promote the rule of law, and sustainable development. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irene Khan has received more than 193,371 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

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Irene Khans by language

Over the past year Irene Khan has had the most page views in the with 27,696 views, followed by Bengali (4,954), and Spanish (1,922). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bengali (91.87%), Spanish (61.78%), and English (60.89%)

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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