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Sherry Rehman (Urdu: شیری رحمان‎, Sindhi: شيرري رحمان‎; born 21 December 1960) is a Pakistani politician and diplomat who currently serves as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Sindh, in office since 2015. Previously she served as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States from 2011 and 2013.

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Born in Karachi, Rehman received her B.A from Smith College and her M.A in art history from the University of Sussex. In 1988, she joined the Herald as its editor and remained with the magazine until 1999. In 2002, she was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan. She was re-elected in 2008, and became a member of the Federal Cabinet under Prime Minister Gillani as the Minister for Information.

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She resigned from the cabinet in 2009 and went on to serve as the Chair of the Pakistan Red Crescent and founded the non-partisan think tank, Jinnah Institute. In November 2011, she was appointed as the Ambassador to the United States and remained until April 2013. In 2015, she was elected to the Senate.

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Early life and education

Born as Sherbano Rehman on December 21, 1960, in Karachi to Hassanally A. Rahman. Her mother served as first vice president of the State Bank of Pakistan. Rehman attended the Karachi Grammar School receiving her A level from there, she moved to the United States where she studied at the Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she received her B.A in political science in 1985. She moved to the United Kingdom, where she received an M.A in art history from the University of Sussex. She served as the chairperson of the Jinnah Institute which she founded.

Professional career

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Rehman started her professional career as a journalist with The Daily Star and then joined The Herald became its editor-in-chief at the age of 26, serving until 1998. After leaving Herald in 1998, she co-authored the book The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamawar to Paisley. She worked as a professional journalist for 20 years and served as a member of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors from 1988 to 1998. Rehman hosted a television current affairs show in 1999. She has also worked for the Pakistan Red Crescent Society as chairperson.

Political career

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She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in Pakistani general election, 2002 on reserved seat for women. Rehman was re-elected to the National Assembly in Pakistani general election, 2002 to the reserved seat for women. She was appointed as the Minister for Information and Broadcasting in March 2008 during the premiership of Yousaf Raza Gillani with the additional portfolio of Health, Women Development and Culture. Rehman resigned her post as Information Minister in March 2009 in protest over government attempt to put restrictions on the press freedom.

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In November 2011, Rehman was named Pakistan's Ambassador to United States following the resignation of Hussain Haqqani, who was asked to resign by Prime Minister Gilani in the wake of the "Memogate" scandal. She quit the office of Pakistan’s ambassador in the US in May 2013. In June 2015, she was elected to Senate of Pakistan for the first time from Sindh.

Controversies

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In 2010, she tabled a bill seeking to abolish the death penalty for blasphemy, as a result she was placed under police surveillance after receiving death threats. Rehman was accused of committing "blasphemy, a crime that carries the death penalty" in Pakistan" in connection with a 2010 TV talk show." Her accusers went to the Pakistan "Supreme Court with his complaint after police refused to register it. The court ordered police in the central Pakistani city of Multan to investigate."

Awards and recognition


  • In 2002, she became first Pakistani to be recognised with an award for independent journalism by the UK House of Lords in its Muslim World Awards Ceremony.
  • In January 2009, a report of the International Republican Institute referred to her as "Democracy's Hero" as a result of her struggle for the cause of democracy in Pakistan. In the same month, Rehman was named among the "100 Most Influential Asians" by UAE magazine Ahlan.
  • In 2012, she received Smith College Medal for her ‘extraordinary achievements and outstanding service’ to Pakistan.
  • In 2006, she received R.L Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award, for The Kashmiri Shawl.
  • In 2008, she was presented the International Peace Award for Democrats by the Human Rights Commission.
  • She also won the International Human Rights Commission Award for her work for human rights and peace.
  • In 2009, she was given the title of "Democracy's Hero" by the International Republican Institute.
  • In 2009, she received 'The Freedom Award' Pakistan by the Association of Television Journalists.
  • In 2011, she received Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award by The Women’s Democracy Network, Washington

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    References

    Sherry Rehman Wikipedia