Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice, Barrister Maleeka Bokhari, hasbeen selected as World Economic Forum Young Global Leader for 5 years.
The Young Global Leaders of Word Economic Forum are a dynamic community ofmore than 1400 members from 120 nationalities. The main aim of leadershipis to drive positive change in the world through vision, courage andinfluence. For 15 years young leaders have served their communities,launched groundbreaking initiatives, expanded access to resources, andshook up traditional ways of doing business.——————————
Maleeka Bokhari is a Barrister and a Member of Parliament from PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf. She is currently serving as Parliamentary Secretary forthe Ministry of Law and Justice in Pakistan, and responsible for thelegislative business in Parliament.
She is at the forefront of the government’s law reform agenda and part ofthe legal team drafting the Action Plan for the Women in the Justicesystem. In addition, she is currently drafting various pieces oflegislation with Dr. Barrister Farogh Naseem, Federal Minister for Law andJustice in Pakistan.
Maleeka Bokhari has over ten years of professional legal experience in theUnited Kingdom and Pakistan. She obtained her LLB Hons in 2007 and wasawarded the Helena Kennedy QC Scholarship award for her academicachievements.
She completed the Bar Vocational Course and was called to the Bar ofEngland and Wales as a Queen Mother Scholar thereafter. The Queen MotherScholarship is awarded by Middle Temple Inns of Court in the UK to twentystudents each year in recognition of their outstanding academic andprofessional achievements. She is currently admitted as an Advocate of theHigh Courts in Pakistan.
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She has undertaken work in all major facets of civil legal practice. Herprofessional legal experience includes representing multinationalcorporations, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, localcompanies, and government entities, and has provided legal advice oncomplex commercial contracts, joint ventures, and labor laws.——————————
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Maleeka Bokhari is passionate about law reform and gender equality. Shemoved from the UK to use her professional experience to contribute to thedevelopment of Pakistan.
Maleeka Bokhari is the only representative from Pakistan, chosen as a YoungGlobal Leader in the year 2021.
