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Mahtab Akbar Rashdi (
née Channa) is a well-known television host and anchor, actress, government official, politician, campaigner for human rights and has been a Member of the
Provincial Assembly of Sindh , from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life and education
She was born on 3 March 1947 in
Career
Mahtab started working at Radio Pakistan as a child actress and then she worked in PTV dramas. Later she started hosting children shows and then she co-hosted Roshan Tara and Feroza with her friend Khushbakht Shujaat .[4]
In 2004, President of Pakistan awarded her the Pride of Performance for her contributions towards the television industry.[2]
Political career
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election .[5] [6]
Personal life
In 1981, she married Akbar Rashdi, a Bureaucrat. Later, she herself joined bureaucracy and started heading several departments including education, information and culture. She has two children.[1]
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