Background
Khan, Irene Zubaida was born on December 24, 1956 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Khan, Irene Zubaida was born on December 24, 1956 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Student, Victoria University Manchester, England. Graduate, Harvard Law School, 1978. Doctor (honorary), Ghent University, Belgium, 2007.
Doctor (honorary), University London. Doctor (honorary), University Manchester.
Co-founder emergency relief organization Concern Universal, 1977. Human rights activist International Commission Jurists, 1979. Joined Office United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), 1980, senior executive officer to commissioner, 1991—1995, chief of mission India, 1995—1998, deputy director international protection, 1999.
Secretary general Amnesty International, 2001—2009. Chancellor University Salford, England, since 2009.