Ansar Burney

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SI HI Ansar Burney
Ansar Burney
Born	(1956-08-14)14 August 1956 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Citizenship	Pakistani
Alma mater	University of Karachi
Occupation	Senior lawyer/human rights activist
Known for	Human rights activism
Spouse	Shaheen Burney
Children	Fahad Burney Raheel Burney Sana Burney
Awards	More than 250 awards.See list
Honours	Sitara-e-Imtiaz Hilal-e-Imtiaz Anti-Human Trafficking Hero by the US State Department
Website	www.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 master's 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]