Mahtab Rashdi

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Mahtab Akbar Rashdi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
June 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born
Mahtab Channa

(1947-03-03) 3 March 1947 (age 77)
Pakistani (1947–present)
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (F)
Spouse
Akbar Rashdi
(m. 1981)
[1]
Children2[2]
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Host
  • Human Rights Activist
  • Actress
  • Anchor
AwardsPride of Performance (2004)

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]

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
2004 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Won Arts [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Newspaper, the (31 May 2013). "'New' faces in Sindh PA".
  2. ^ a b InpaperMagazine, From (23 December 2012). "Interview: Rejuvenating the youth".
  3. ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Oldies and goldies enjoy evening with Mahtab Rashdi". Dawn News. 16 September 2023.
  5. ^ "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ^ "2013 Sindh Assembly women notification" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. ^ Awards for civilians announced for 2004, Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2003, Retrieved 26 September 2017

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