Salma Lakhani is the 19th lieutenant governor of Alberta. Her appointment as lieutenant governor was made by Governor-General of Canada Julie Payette on the constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, effective upon the swearing of the oath of allegiance and oath of office on August 26, 2020.
She is the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of Alberta. Lakhani is the first South Asian and the first Muslim to hold a viceregal office in Canada.
Born: Kampala, Uganda
Education: The University of Manchester
🇨🇦 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Salma Lakhani was devoted to supporting people in her community, from new…