Rehman Chishti | |
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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | |
Assumed office 8 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Communities[1] | |
In office 8 January 2018 – 15 November 2018 | |
Leader | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Helen Grant |
Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Paul Clark |
Majority | 15,119 (32.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan | 4 October 1978
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Other political affiliations | Labour (Until 2006) |
Alma mater | Aberystwyth University |
Committees | Home Affairs Select Committee (2017–present), Justice Select Committee (2012–2015), Joint Committee on Human Rights (2011–2014) |
Awards | Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam for trade & enhancing all aspects of U.K. Pakistan bilateral relations (2020) |
Website | http://rehmanchishti.com |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 2020-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]