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Anusha Rahman
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication
In office
27 April 2018 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication
In office
4 August 2017 – 27 April 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
In office
7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1968-06-01) 1 June 1968 (age 56)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Alma materUniversity College London

Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan (Template:Lang-ur; born 1 June 1968) is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, in Abbasi cabinet from April 2018 to May 2018. Previously she served as the Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication of Pakistan from June 2013 to July 2017 in the third Sharif ministry and again from August 2017 to April 2018 in the Abbasi ministry. She had been a member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to May 2018 representing the Pakistan Muslim League (N).

Early life and education

Anusha was born on 1 June 1968.[1] Her family hails from Gawalmandi, Lahore and she is the only parliamentarian from her family.[2] In 1992, Anusha graduated with a LLB and received an LLM from University College London specializing in Law and Economics of regulated industries, networks and markets.[3][4]

Professional career

In early 1990s, Anusha worked as a lawyer in her uncle's chambers. Her uncle handled the legal matters of the businesses owned by the Sharif family. During working at uncle's chambers, Anusha became a member of the PML-N.[2] She is a professional corporate lawyer by profession.[2] According to Anusha, she had been working with the telecom sector since the 1990s.[2]

Political career

Anusha began her political career in 2006 or 2007, when she was made senior vice president of the lawyers’ wing of PML-N.[3] She played an active role in the lawyers movement for the restoration of the judiciary following Pakistani state of emergency, 2007.[2]

She was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in Pakistani general election, 2008 on a reserved seat for women.[2][5][6] She was a member of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice during her tenure in National Assembly.[7] In 2009, Anusha was a key member of the PML-N's steering committee, which was tasked with dealing with legal matters.[2]

She was re-elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the second time in Pakistani general election, 2013 on a reserved seat for women.[8][9][10][11] In 2013, Anusha was appointed as the Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication.[7][12][13] Dawn noted that Anusha's "rise within the party was due to her closeness to finance minister Ishaq Dar" to whom she assisted at the PML-N's main election cell during 2008 elections and help finalised the list of PML-N potential candidates for 2008 elections.[2] In 2015, Anusha was awarded "GEM-TECH Global Achievers 2015" award by UN Women and the International Telecommunication Union in recognition of her work to empower women through technology.[14]

She had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[15] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[16][17] She was appointed as the Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication.[18][19]

The Frontier Post noted she comes from a middle-class family however since assuming the office of Minister of State for Information Technology, her assets has increased considerably.[20] In April 2018, she was elevated as the federal minister[21] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.[22] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Anusha ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication.[23] She was named in probe report prepared by Senator Zafarul Haq as one of the Federal Minister responsible for the Elections Bill 2017 that resulted in 2017 Faizabad sit-in.[24]

References

  1. ^ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "'IT girl' in a boy's world". Dawn. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Profiles: International Conference on Civil-Military Relations". Pildat. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "MPs' uplift funds being misused". DAWN.COM. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Only 300 votes polled in house of 342". DAWN.COM. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b "Federal cabinet unveiled: Enter the ministers – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Women's reserved seats: Top politicians' spouses, kin strike it lucky – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Candidates cleared for reserved seats". DAWN.COM. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Anusha invited by British PM to WEF panel discussion". The Nation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Sworn in as Minister of State". Nation pk. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "UN honours IT Minister Anusha Rahman with 'Global Achievers 2015' award – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced". Radio Pakistan. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "NAB decides to examine assets of IT Minister - The Frontier Post". The Frontier Post. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Govt expands cabinet months before elections - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  22. ^ "Notification April 2018" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Lawmakers deliberately amended Khatam-e-Nabuwwat clause to benefit Ahmadis, rules IHC". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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