ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Barrister Maleeka Bokhari has been selected as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Young Global Leader 2021.
The Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum are a dynamic community of more than 1,400 members from 120 nationalities. The main aim is to drive positive change in the world through vision, courage and influence.
Bokhari said she is “delighted” to be named as the Young Global Leader for 2021. She is the only representative from Pakistan. She is a barrister and a member of the parliament from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Delighted to be Honoured as the Young Global Leader for 2021 ❤️ https://t.co/vBj44VDfB1
— Maleeka Bokhari (@MalBokhari) March 10, 2021
The PTI leader is currently serving as parliamentary secretary for the Ministry of Law and Justice and responsible for the legislative business in the parliament. She is at the forefront of the government’s law reform agenda and part of the legal team drafting the action plan for the women in the justice system.
She has over ten years of professional legal experience in the United Kingdom and Pakistan. She is currently drafting various pieces of legislation with Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem.
She obtained her LLB Hons in 2007 and was awarded the Helena Kennedy QC Scholarship award for her academic achievements. She completed the Bar Vocational Course and was called to the Bar of England and Wales as a Queen Mother Scholar.
The Queen Mother Scholarship is awarded by Middle Temple Inns of Court in UK to twenty students each year in recognition of their outstanding academic and professional achievements. She is currently admitted as an advocate of the high court and has undertaken work in all major facets of civil legal practice.
Her professional legal experience includes representing multinational corporations, financial institutions, nonprofit organisations, local companies and government entities and has provided legal advice on complex commercial contracts, joint ventures, and labour laws.
Bokhari is passionate about law reform and gender equality. She moved from UK to use her professional experience to contribute to the development of Pakistan.
