Anusha Rahman
| MNA Anusha Rahman Urdu: انوشہ رحمان | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Information and Technology | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2013 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif |
| Constituency | Reserved seats for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anusha Rahman Lahore, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Alma mater | Punjab University (LLB) University college of London (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician Barrister |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) |
Anusha Rahman Urdu: انوشہ رحمان is a Pakistani politician and a lawyer who serves as the Minister of State of Information Technology and Telecommunication. She also sits on the board of directors of Punjab Educational Endowment Fund; [1]
She is a senior member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, and holds the membership of its Central Working Committee. She become in-charge of the federal Information Technology and Telecommunication ministry on June 2013, the only women in the federal cabinet. Her milestone achievement in this respect has been carrying out the Pakistani Telecom Spectrum Auction and winning Pakistan a seat in the administrative council of the International Telecommunication Union. She is also the founding member of the Parliamentary caucus against Corruption.[2] [3][4]
Education
Anusha Rahman is a lawyer by profession and holds a Masters degree in Law from the University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. Her specialization was in Law and Economics of regulated industries, networks and markets.
Her legal practice has been in Constitutional, Corporate, Information Technology and Telecommunication law, and other than having worked with top law firms, she also worked as in-house Corporate Legal Counsel for a multinational mobile telecommunication operator in Pakistan.
Political career
Anusha Rahman has been affiliated with several political posts representing the PML(N) political party. She has been a Member of the National Assembly since 2008. She has also represented on the National Assembly Standing Committees of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs;Information Technology, Science & Technology, and the sub-committee reviewing Electoral Laws. Within her political party, she was Secretary Organisation-President-PML (N), member of the PML-NManifesto Committee, Election Committee and Legal Committee.
She has been the convener of the sub-committees of the National Assembly Standing Committee of Information tasked to look into Transparency of Spectrum Auction for 3G and Legislation of Grey Trafficking.
Anusha is in the Board of Punjab Educational Endowment Fund and Government Fatima Jinnah College for Women, Lahore. Her previous positions in the Party include Central Vice President of the PML-N’s Lawyer’s Wing, and Deputy Convener, PML-N, Legal and Anti Rigging Wing. She also assisted the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms that worked on 18th Amendment. Anusha during her 2008-2013 term, was the General Secretary of the Young Parliamentary Forum of the National Assembly, and was also the founding member of the Parliamentary Caucus against Corruption. As convener of the Legal Committee, she formulated the ‘Chief Minister Punjab, Women Empowerment Package, 2012’.
Publication
During Elections 2008, she co-authored an election publication: ‘Corrupt and Illegal Practices - A New Paradigm of Blatant Violations’.
Anusha is a regular writer in the national newspapers.
IT Reforms
Anusha Rahman has been working extensively to bring in IT reforms.[5]
References
- ↑ "State minister for information and technology". moit.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ MRS. ANUSHA RAHMAN KHAN MP
- ↑ "PML (N) manifesto". pmln.org. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sworn in as Minister of State". Nation pk. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ "Information and technology reforms". moit.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 August 2014.