Yasmin Rehman Explained

Yasmeen Rehman
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:16 November 2002
Term End:15 November 2007
Constituency:Reserved seat for women
Term Start1:17 March 2008
Term End1:16 March 2013
Constituency1:Reserved seat for women
Party:Pakistan Peoples Party
Nationality:Pakistani
Spouse:Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman
Relations:Muhammad Pervaiz Malik (brother)
Malik Mohammad Qayyum (brother)
Professor Dr. Javed Akram (brother)
Ali Pervaiz Malik (nephew)
Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman (nephew)

Yasmeen Rehman (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|یاسمین رحمان) is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Personal Life

She is daughter of Retired Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice (R) Malik Muhammad Akram Arain. She did her Bachelor of Arts (BA) with distinction in Philosophy from Kinnaird College For Women, Lahore.

Family Life

She is sister of Muhammad Pervaiz Malik,[1] Malik Mohammad Qayyum, and Professor Dr. Javed Akram Arain.

She is married to Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman. Her nephew Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has been member of Provincial Assembly of Pakistan from Lahore many times. Her nephew Ali Pervaiz Malik has also been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] [3]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[4] [5] [6]

She was appointed Advisor for "Ministry of Women Development" with status of State Minister from April, 2010 to June, 2011.[7] She was Advisor to the Minister for Women Development which during that tenure was the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan. Ministry of Women Development was developed under the 18th Constitutional Amendment.[8] [9] [10]

She has performed her duties as acting speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan on numerous times, presiding over many sessions of the National Assembly. She was also the acting Speaker of the house for the close out final session of the 13th National Assembly on March 14, 2013.[11]

She is former founding Board member of Organization of Women in Parliamentary Politics, which is the first ever civil society organization for women parliamentarians in Pakistan.[12] She has been the Chairperson the board of directors of Furniture Pakistan from 2010 to 2011, which was under the Ministry of Production, Government of Pakistan.[13]

She was member of Special Parliamentary Committee on Sectarian Violence in Quetta City (February 2013) constituted by the Honorable Raja Pervez Ashraf, Prime Mistier of Pakistan.[14]

Standing Committees of National Assembly

She was a member of the following Standing Committees of National Assembly from 2008-2013:

  1. Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
  2. Health Committee
  3. Commerce Committee
  4. Human Rights Committee
  5. Environment Committee

During her tenure as Member of National Assembly, she was an active member of Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly.[15] She was the Deputy Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Regular Chairperson of Special Committee for "Monitoring and Implementation Committee" of the PAC and has been acting Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on multiple occasions from 2008-2013.[16] [17] [18] [19]

Bills and Motions moved during tenure in National Assembly

She was Instrumental in Passing of “Right to free and Compulsory Education Bill 2012” in National Assembly which was moved and piloted by her as a Private Member Bill.[20] [21] [22] [23]

The Capital University Islamabad Bill, 2013 moved and authored by her was also passed by the National Assembly.[24] [25]

Publications

She has written a book on the details of the 18th Amendment and its affects on the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. The Book is titled "The Constitution of the Islamic Republic Pakistan, 1973 (As amended by Eighteenth Amendment Act, 2010)" written by Yasmeen Rehman. Lahore, Published by Punjab Law Book House in 2010.[26] [27] [28] [29]

Notes and References

  1. News: PML-N’s top man in Lahore is… Pervaiz Malik! . 5 December 2017 . Pakistan Today.
  2. News: Women who made it to National Assembly. 5 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002.
  3. News: Parties’ likely share in seats for women, minorities. 5 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 October 2002.
  4. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's. Registration of women voters stressed. 5 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 July 2009.
  5. News: Wasim. Amir. 60pc new faces to enter NA. 5 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 March 2008.
  6. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. A blend of old, new hands. 5 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 August 2017.
  7. News: Yasmeen, Asma Arbab appointed advisors to Prime Minister. brecorder.com. 28 February 2024.
  8. Web site: 2010-04-10 . PM appoints Yasmeen Rehman as advisor . 2024-03-05 . The Nation . en-US.
  9. Web site: Yasmeen, Asma Arbab appointed advisors to Prime Minister - . 2024-03-05 . www.pakistanpressfoundation.org . en.
  10. Web site: 2010-08-11 . In the name of honour . 2024-03-05 . The Express Tribune . en.
  11. Web site: AFP . 2013-03-14 . Parliament makes history by completing tenure . 2024-03-05 . DAWN.COM . en.
  12. Web site: Women parliamentarians review the International Human Rights Conventions Ratified by Pakistan Heinrich Böll Stiftung . 2024-03-02 . www.boell.de . en.
  13. Web site: 2010-07-24 . Yasmeen elected as Chairperson PFC . 2024-03-05 . The Nation . en-US.
  14. Web site: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . 2013-02-18 . Parliamentary team to visit Quetta today . 2024-03-05 . DAWN.COM . en.
  15. Web site: Rehman . Shoaib Ur . 2012-12-06 . PAC recovered Rs180bn looted national wealth: Yasmin Rehman . 2024-02-29 . Brecorder . en.
  16. Web site: Rehman . Shoaib Ur . 2012-12-06 . PAC recovered Rs180bn looted national wealth: Yasmin Rehman . 2024-03-05 . Brecorder . en.
  17. Web site: 2011-08-10 . Outstanding dues: PAC displeased with FATA secretariat . 2024-03-05 . The Express Tribune . en.
  18. Web site: 2011-05-10 . MoF deprived WWF of Rs 87.434 billion, PAC informed . 2024-03-05 . Brecorder . en.
  19. Web site: 2024-03-05 . HOUSE OF COMMONS MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS MONDAY 15 MARCH 2010 . publications.parliament.uk.
  20. Web site: Dawn.com . APP . 2012-11-13 . NA passes 'right to free and compulsory education bill' . 2024-02-29 . DAWN.COM . en.
  21. Web site: 2012-11-13 . NA passes Right to Free and Compulsory Education bill . 2024-02-29 . The Express Tribune . en.
  22. Web site: Junaidi . Ikram . 2012-11-16 . Compulsory education for Islamabad a major challenge . 2024-03-02 . DAWN.COM . en.
  23. Web site: NA passes the Right to Free & Compulsory Education Bill . 2024-03-04 . www.geo.tv . en.
  24. Web site: Imaduddin . 2013-02-26 . NA passes Capital University Islamabad Bill, 2013 . 2024-03-04 . Brecorder . en.
  25. Web site: 2013-02-27 . National Assembly passes Capital University Islamabad Bill . 2024-03-04 . Brecorder . en.
  26. Web site: Burki . Shahid Javed . 2010-09-03 . The 18th Amendment: Pakistan’s Constitution Redesigned . 2024-03-04 .
  27. Web site: May 2010 . State Bank Library, Fresh Arrival Bulletin May 2010 . 2024-03-04 . State Bank Library.
  28. Munawar . Dr Shahzad . Butt . Dr AHTASHAM JAN . Latif . Dr ARFAN . 2023-09-30 . Pros and Cons of 18th Amendment: A study of Center-Province relations 2010-2022 . Jahan-e-Tahqeeq . en . 6 . 3 . 292–298 . 10.61866/jt.v6i3.951 . 2709-7625.
  29. 2010-05-01 . State Bank Library, Fresh Arrival Bulletin (May 2010) . State Bank Library.