Lina Khan
Lina Khan | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 56th Chair of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office June 15, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Rebecca Slaughter (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew N. Ferguson |
| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office June 15, 2021 – January 31, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joseph Simons |
| Succeeded by | Mark Meador |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lina Maliha Khan March 3, 1989 London, United Kingdom |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Shah Rukh Ali (m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
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Lina Maliha Khan (born March 3, 1989) is a British and American legal scholar who was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2021 to 2025. She is also an associate professor at Columbia Law School.
While a student at Yale Law School, she became known for her work in antitrust and competition law after publishing the essay "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox" in 2017. President Joe Biden nominated her to the FTC in March 2021, and after her confirmation she became the youngest FTC chair ever that June. Following the 2025 New York City mayoral election, Khan was named co-chair of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral transitional team.