Rehman Chishti

Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti[2] (born 4 October 1978)[3] is a British-Pakistani Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (M

Rehman Chishti
Rehman Chishti

MP
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Assumed office
8 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Communities[1]
In office
8 January 2018 – 15 November 2018
LeaderTheresa May
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHelen Grant
Member of Parliament
for Gillingham and Rainham
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded byPaul Clark
Majority15,119 (32.9%)
Personal details
Born (1978-10-04) 4 October 1978 (age 47)
Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations		Labour (Until 2006)
Alma materAberystwyth University
CommitteesHome Affairs Select Committee (2017–present), Justice Select Committee (2012–2015), Joint Committee on Human Rights (2011–2014)
AwardsSitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam for trade & enhancing all aspects of U.K. Pakistan bilateral relations (2020)
Websitehttp://rehmanchishti.com
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service2020-present (Officer (Reserves))

Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti[2] (born 4 October 1978)[3] is a British-Pakistani Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham and Rainham since 2010.[4] He was the United Kingdom's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief from 12 September 2019[5] until his resignation on 14 September 2020.[6] In 2022, he became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.

He was the Vice Chair of the Conservative Party for Communities.[7]

In July 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for Conservative Party leader to replace Boris Johnson in the leadership election.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Rehman Chishti. "Rehman Chishti on Twitter: "Honoured and delighted to be appointed by the PM as Vice Chair". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9123.
  3. ↑ "Rehman Chishti MP". Democracy Live. BBC News. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Rehman Chishti – MP for Gillingham and Rainham". Rehman Chishti. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Premier (21 September 2019). "PM appoints Rehman Chishti as new Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief". Premier. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Religion envoy resigns over Brexit clashes". Church Times. 18 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Brexit: A guide to where we are". BBC News. 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "UK MP Rehman Chishti to run for next UK PM". Reuters. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Rehman Chishti [@rehman_chishti] (July 12, 2022). "I will not be taking my campaign any further for the leadership of our party @Conservatives as I have not been able to secure the necessary parliamentary backing. Full statement below👇" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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