Ibn Abdur Rehman

Ibn Abdur Rehman, also known as I.A. Rehman (1 September 1930 – 12 April 2021) was a Pakistani peace and human rights advocate, a veteran communist and a journalist.

When partition of India happened in 1947, he was still studying at Aligarh Muslim University. He reportedly lost many relatives in the riots that followed the partition in his region of birth. He survived because he was away from the region as a student. Then he moved to Pakistan and was able to finish his MSc. degree in Physics from the University of the Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan.

In 2015, many human rights activists including I.A. Rehman urged the Pakistani government to 'criminalise child labour in hazardous environments'. According to Dawn, one activist doctor said, "I have seen cases where children have contracted tuberculosis because they worked in hazardous environments. Making children work such jobs should be criminalized."

Death and legacy He died on 12 April 2021 in Lahore, Pakistan at age 90.

On his death, a spokesperson for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) reportedly called him a "titan of human rights....his integrity, conscience and compassion were unparalleled".