Ms. Sherry Rehman

Ms. Sherry Rehman is a well-known Pakistani politician and journalist. She is a Member National Assembly of Pakistan and was appointed Chairperson of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in October 2011. Born in Karachi, she studied art, history and politics at Smith College, US and at the University of Sussex, UK. She was a Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting of Pakistan from March 2008 to March 2009.

Ms. Rehman interests in the National Assembly include foreign and security policy, women’s rights and mass media legislation. During her tenure in the Assembly, Sherry Rehman has proposed new legislation related to media freedom, women’s empowerment and human rights.

Sherry Rehman has been a professional journalist for twenty years. She had been an Editor of the Pakistani newsmagazine, Herald, for ten years. She regularly publishes articles in newspapers and magazines worldwide. From 1988-1998, she served as a member of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE). Ms. Rehman was the first Pakistani to receive the award for independent journalism by the UK House of Lords in its Muslim World Awards Ceremony 2002.

Sherry Rehman is an active supporter of better access to health and educational resources, particularly for women and children.