Irene Khan

Bangladeshi academic
Person human Q257835
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Irene Khan

Summary

Irene Khan is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Dhaka[2]. She was born on December 24, 1956[3]. She worked as a lawyer[4] and social activist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,117 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Irene Khan was born in Dhaka[2].
  • Irene Khan was born on December 24, 1956[3].
  • Irene Khan held citizenship in Bangladesh[7].
  • Bangla was Irene Khan's native language[8].
  • Irene Khan's professions included lawyer[4].
  • Irene Khan worked as a social activist[5].
  • Irene Khan held the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression[9].
  • Irene Khan was employed by University of Salford[10].
  • Irene Khan was employed by Amnesty International[11].
  • Irene Khan was educated at University of Manchester[12].
  • Irene Khan's education included a stint at Harvard Law School[13].
  • Irene Khan was educated at St Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School[14].
  • Irene Khan received the Sydney Peace Prize[15].
  • Irene Khan's religion is recorded as Islam[16].
  • Irene Khan is recorded as female[17].
  • Irene Khan's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Irene Khan's Commons category is recorded as Irene Khan[19].
  • Irene Khan's family name is recorded as Khan[20].
  • Irene Khan's given name is recorded as Irene[21].
  • Irene Khan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Irene Khan[22].
  • Irene Khan's Commons gallery is recorded as Irene Zubaida Khan[23].
  • Irene Khan's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004[24].
  • Irene Khan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Bangla[25].
  • Irene Khan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Irene Khan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'আইরিন খান'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1956-12-24[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0ecb5fa8-4017-466d-bbb9-5728b10be7b0[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Dhaka[2], Irene Khan… she was born on December 24, 1956[3]. Bangla was her native language[8].

Education

Educated at University of Manchester[12], a university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1824[33], headquartered in Manchester[34]; Harvard Law School[13], a graduate school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1817[37]; and St Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School[14], a school[38], in Bangladesh[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer[4] and social activist[5]. Employers include University of Salford[10], a public university[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1896[42] and Amnesty International[11], a non-governmental organization[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1961[45], headquartered in London[46]. Irene Khan held the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression[9].

Recognition

Irene Khan received the Sydney Peace Prize[15].

Personal Life

Irene Khan's religion is recorded as Islam[16].

Why It Matters

Irene Khan ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,117 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Irene Khan born?

Irene Khan was born in Dhaka[2].

What did Irene Khan do for work?

Irene Khan worked as lawyer[4] and social activist[5].

Where did Irene Khan go to school?

Irene Khan was educated at University of Manchester[12], Harvard Law School[13], and St Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School[14].

What awards did Irene Khan receive?

Honors received include Sydney Peace Prize[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . tweet. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . golos-ameriki.ru. golos-ameriki.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . sydneypeacefoundation.org.au. sydneypeacefoundation.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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