Ansar Burney

Ansar Burney
Ansar Burney
Born(1956-08-14)14 August 1956
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipPakistan Pakistani
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
OccupationSenior Lawyer / Human Rights Activist
Known forThe 17-year-long struggle by him and his wife to help abolish the practice of using child camel jockeys in the Middle East.
SpouseShaheen Burney
ChildrenFahad Burney
Raheel Burney
Sana Burney
AwardsMore than 250 awards.See list
HonoursSitara-e-Imtiaz
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Anti-Human Trafficking Hero by the US State Department
Websitewww.ansarburney.org

Ansar Burney (Urdu: انصار برنی; born 14 August 1956) is a Pakistani human and civil rights activist and former Federal Minister for human rights in Pakistan’s cabinet from 2007 to 2008. He graduated with a Masters in Law from Karachi University. He is widely credited as being one of the first people to introduce the concept of human rights in Pakistan since 1980.[1]

  1. ^ "It's Time to Give Back". The International News Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via thenews.com.pk.