Former attorney general Soli J. Sorabjee was on 26
th Dec 2016 re-elected as President of the India International Centre, a prestigious cultural institution.
He was appointed for a period of 5 years effective from Jan 1, 2017.
Board of directors unanimously elected him for the second consecutive term while recognising his services in attaining the IIC objectives.
Sorabjee has been working with IIC for two decades and surrendered cases in Delhi HC and SC to be part of this.
In 1971, he was appointed Senior Advocate of the SC of India.
He was appointed as AG of India in April 1998 and held the post till 2004.
He was honoured with Padma Vibhushan in 2002 for his defence of the freedom of expression and protection of human rights.
Born in March 1930 in Bombay, he is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and Government Law College, Mumbai.
India International Centre- Inaugurated in 1962.
- Launched by then Vice President S. Radhakrishnan.
- Aim is to promote amity between different communities of the world.
- Centre is called Triveni.
- It has three streams: intellectual, social and cultural.
