Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (original) (raw)

Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (also spelled Gilani and Geelani) (20 January 1940 – 17 March 2020) was a Pakistani lawyer who served as federal minister of Human Rights, a new portfolio, the Ministry of Human Rights which was carved out of the ministry of law and justice. Gillani was voted into the National Assembly of Pakistan in March 2008. He was a member of the Standing Committees on Environment and Information and Broadcasting, however, these positions were revoked as a matter of procedure following his appointment to federal minister. He was a founding member and senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party.