Rashid Rehman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rashid Rehman

Pakistani lawyer

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Date of Death: 07-May-2014

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Rashid Rehman

  • Rashid Rehman (13 October 1958 – 7 May 2014) was a prominent Pakistani lawyer and a regional coordinator for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP).
  • He was well known for his work with clients who were poor or who were charged under Pakistan's vigorous blasphemy laws.
  • After he became the defence lawyer for Junaid Hafeez in a controversial and widely publicized blasphemy case, he received death-threats but refused to abandon his client.
  • He was shot and killed by gunmen on 7 May 2014.

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