Mahtab Akbar Rashdi

Mahtab Akbar Rashdi (، née Channa) is a Pakistani television host and anchor, actress, government official, politician, and campaigner for human rights. She was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education She was born on 3 March 1947 in Naudero. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Government Girls College Hyderabad. She received the Bachelor of Education and the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science, both from the University of Sindh. She also did Master of Arts in Political Science from University of Massachusetts on the Fulbright Scholarship.

In 2004, President of Pakistan awarded her the Pride of Performance for her contributions towards the television industry.

Personal life In 1981, she married Akbar Rashdi, a Bureaucrat. Later, she herself joined bureaucracy and started heading several departments including education, information and culture. She has two children.