Sherry Rehman | |
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Federal Minister of Climate Change | |
In office 19 April 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
Preceded by | Malik Amin Aslam |
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan | |
In office 22 March 2018 – 26 August 2018 | |
Preceded by | Aitzaz Ahsan |
Succeeded by | Raja Zafar-ul-Haq |
Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 8 June 2015 | |
Constituency | General seat from Sindh |
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 23 November 2011 – 14 October 2013 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Husain Haqqani |
Succeeded by | Jalil Abbas Jilani |
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting | |
In office 31 March 2008 – 14 March 2009 | |
President | Pervez Musharraf Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Nisar Memon |
Succeeded by | Qamar Zaman Kaira |
Federal Minister for Women Development | |
In office 15 May 2008 – 3 November 2008 | |
President | Pervez Musharraf Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Nazar Muhammad Gondal |
Succeeded by | Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani |
Federal Minister for Culture | |
In office 24 May 2008 – 12 August 2008 | |
President | Pervez Musharraf Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Khawaja Saad Rafique |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 17 March 2008 – 23 November 2011 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Born | Shehrbano Rahman 21 December 1960 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Political party | PPP (2002–present) |
Spouse | Nadeem Hussain |
Alma mater | Smith College University of Sussex |
Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2013) |
Website | www |
Shehrbano "Sherry" Rehman (Urdu: شیری رحمان; born 21 December 1960) is a Pakistani politician and journalist who has been the member of the Senate of Pakistan since 2015. She was the first female Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from March to August 2018 and served as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States from 2011 to 2013. She is currently serving as the Federal Minister for the Ministry of Climate Change.
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.
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.