Lina Khan
Lina Khan | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 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 | March 3, 1989 London, England |
| Citizenship | British American |
| Political 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 an American legal scholar who served from 2021 to 2025 as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 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 in the United States after publishing the influential essay "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox". President Joe Biden nominated Khan to the FTC in March 2021, and after her confirmation she became the youngest FTC chair ever in June 2021.