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Salma Lakhani
Salma
Lakhani
will be
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
. She will be the
viceregal representative
of
Queen Elizabeth II of Canada
in the
Province of Alberta
. Lakhani will be the first
South Asian
and the
first person
of the
Muslim
faith in
Canadian history
to
hold
a viceregal
office
.