Soli Sorabjee | |
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.jpg) Sorabjee in 2011 | |
| 7th Attorney General of India | |
| In office 7 April 1998 – 4 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Desai |
| Succeeded by | Milon K. Banerji |
| In office 9 December 1989 – 2 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | K. Parasaran |
| Succeeded by | G. Ramaswamy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1930 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | 30 April 2021 (aged 91) Delhi, India |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Member of the Order of Australia |
Soli Jehangir Sorabjee, AM (9 March 1930 – 30 April 2021) was an Indian jurist who served as Attorney-General for India from 1989 to 1990, and again from 1998 to 2004. In 2002, he received the Padma Vibhushan for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights.[1][2]
- ^ "Former attorney general Soli Sorabjee dies of Covid-19". The Times of India. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - Top 50" (PDF). J. Sagar Associates. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.