Sherry Rehman

Senator Shehrbano Rehman


25th Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
In office 23 November 2011 – 14 May 2013
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by	Husain Haqqani
Succeeded by	vacant, Jalil Abbas Jilani
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office 31 March 2008 – 14 March 2009
President	Asif Ali Zardari Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by	Kamar Zhaman Kaera
Succeeded by	Muhammad Nasir Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 31 March 2008 – 23 November 2011
In office 2002–2007
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2015
Constituency	Sindh Province
Personal details
Born	Shehrbano Rahman (1960-12-21) 21 December 1960 (age 56) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Other political affiliations	Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians
Spouse(s)	Nadeem Hussain – 3rd husband
Alma mater	Smith College (1985) University of Sussex
Occupation	Political journalist; Diplomat
Cabinet	Gillani Government
Religion	Islam
Website	www.sherryrehman.com

Shehrbano "Sherry" Rehman, MP (Urdu: شہر بانو رحمان‎; born 21 December 1960), is a Pakistani liberal politician, journalist and diplomat who serves as the Senator from Sindh, in office since 2015. Previously she served as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States between 2011 and 2013.

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 as a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party and sat on the opposition benches. She was re-elected in 2008, and became a member of the Federal Cabinet under Prime Minister Gillani as the Minister for Information. During her membership of the house she authored the bill to repeal the Hudood Ordinances.