Preceded by Peggy Nash Name Arif Virani Political party Liberal Role Lawyer | Profession Lawyer Party Liberal Party of Canada Religion Ismaili Muslim | |
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Born November 23, 1971 (age 52)
Uganda ( 1971-11-23 ) | ||
Easter Greetings Arif Virani
Arif Virani (born November 23, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was elected in the 2015 federal election to represent the riding of Parkdale—High Park in the House of Commons of Canada, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, but was shuffled out of that post on January 28, 2017, when he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism).
Background
Virani is a multilingual Ismaili Muslim who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is a human rights and constitutional lawyer who has worked for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.
Personal life
Virani’s roots are in Ahmedabad, though he was born in Kampala. Virani lives in Roncesvalles Village in Toronto with his wife Suchita Jain originally from London, Ontario and their two sons.