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Sarah Ahmad

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Sarah Ahmad
Sarah Ahmad in 2024
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Assumed office
23 February 2024
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Chairperson of the Child Protection & Welfare Bureau Punjab
Assumed office
8 February 2019
Personal details
Born (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 38)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyIPP (2024-present)
Alma materInstitute of Business Management, Karachi (MBA)

Sarah Ahmad (Urdu: سارہ احمد; born 17 November 1986) is a Pakistani politician and child rights activist.[1] She has been serving as the chairperson of the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau in Punjab since 8 February 2019. She was elected as a member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly on a seat reserved for women in 2024.[2] She represented Pakistan at the United Nations Conference on Violence Against Children that was held in New York on 19 September 2023.[3][4][5][6][7]

Recognitions and awards

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In 2022, she received the Global Collaborative Award in Rome, Italy.[8]

In March 2024, she was presented with Pakistan’s Woman of Courage Award by Donald Blome, the United States Ambassador to Pakistan.[9] She is the first Pakistani woman to receive it.[10]

On 23 March 2024, she was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Child Protection and Welfare Bureau chairperson Sara Ahmad joins IPP". Dunya News. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  2. ^ "Our Chairpersons | Child Protection & Welfare Bureau".
  3. ^ "Pakistan takes up child abuse issue at UN conference". Daily Pakistan Global. September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "5,000 survivors of child sexual abuse rehabilitated in Punjab in last five years, UN told". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk.
  6. ^ "ECP notifies female MPAs on Punjab Assembly reserved seats". www.thenews.com.pk.
  7. ^ Shafique, Amjad (February 22, 2024). "ECP issues list of reserved seats for women, minorities in PA".
  8. ^ "Sarah Ahmed receives Global Collaborative Award for work in protection of children". November 19, 2022.
  9. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (March 19, 2024). "Sarah Ahmad wins prestigious award". DAWN.COM.
  10. ^ "Pakistani Woman Honored with "Pakistan's International Woman of Courage Award". WE News English. March 18, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "President confers civil awards on Pakistanis, foreign nationals on Pakistan Day". Dunya News. March 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "President confers civil awards on Pakistanis, foreign nationals on Pakistan Day". March 23, 2024.