Alberta Lieutenant Governor

• Alberta’s lieutenant governor will get legal advice before signing UCP bills aimed at ignoring federal law and court rulings

  Salma Lakhani said it's critical Alberta uphold the rule of law, saying she has experience after she and others of South Asian origin were expelled from an authoritarian Uganda.

  Politics

  Sep 1, 2022
  
• Salma Lakhani: Alberta’s 19th lieutenant governor also ‘happens to be Muslim’

  "To say a 'first' is a barrier we have to break down," said Alberta's 19th lieutenant-governor "(Instead, we should say), 'She got appointed on her own merit and she happens to be Muslim.'"

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2020
  
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• Edmonton businesswoman named Alberta lieutenant-governor, first Muslim in role in Canada

  Business owner and philanthropist Salma Lakhani has been named Alberta's new lieutenant-governor.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2020
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• Consulting firm founder appointed new Alberta lieutenant-governor

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced businesswoman Lois Mitchell is the new lieutenant-governor of Alberta.

  Canada

  May 20, 2015