Aitzaz Ahsan

Veteran PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan was born on September 27, 1945 in Murree.

Education

His initial instruction was from Aitchison College and Government College University. He then went on to Downing College, Cambridge to study law. Upon his return from Cambridge, he appeared for and topped the Central Superior Services examination.

Political career

He started his political career in the 1970s when he held the portfolio of Punjab information planning and development minister during the PPP government in 1970s.

A senior PPP leader, he has served as the minister for law, justice, interior and education in the federal government between 1988 and 1993. Elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 1994, he was successively elected leader of the house and leader of the opposition between the years 1996 and 1999. He is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is also a human rights activist and a founder vice-president of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Married to Bushra Ahsan, he is the father of two daughters and a son.