Rehman Chishti | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 4 October 1978 Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan |
| 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 (born 4 October 1978) is a British-Pakistani Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham and Rainham since 2010. He was the United Kingdom's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief from 12 September 2019 until his resignation on 14 September 2020. 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.
In July 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for Conservative Party leader to replace Boris Johnson in the leadership election.
