Ms. Sadia Rashid, President of Pakistan Japan Culture Association (PJCA) and Chancellor of Hamdard University, honoured by the Government of Japan
2018/11/3
On November 3, 2018, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decorations. Ms. Sadia Rashid, President of Pakistan Japan Culture Association (PJCA) and Chancellor of Hamdard University, received The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in recognition of her dedicated contributions for promoting mutual understanding and cultural relations between Japan and Pakistan.
Ms. Sadia Rashid made efforts to establish Pakistan Japan Culture Association (PJCA) in 2002. She contributed greatly to building cultural relations between Japan and Pakistan and promoting Japanese culture in Karachi as Vice President from 2002, and as President from 2009. Ms. Rashid played a major role in introducing Japanese language and culture through continuous management of Japanese language course under PJCA.
Founding Hamdard University and serving as Chancellor, Ms. Rashid conducted the academic and human exchange between Japan and Pakistan and took a leading place in spreading Eastern medicines to Pakistan. As President of Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Ms. Rashid contributed to the development of cooperative relationship between Japan and Pakistan, especially in the area of disaster relief.
- Decoration: Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
- Service: Contributed to promoting mutual understanding and cultural relations between Japan and Pakistan
- Name: Ms. Sadia Rashid
- Major Titles:
- President of Pakistan Japan Cultural Association (PJCA)
- Chancellor of Hamdard University
- President of Hamdard Foundation Pakistan
Summary of Contribution
Ms. Sadia Rashid made efforts to establish Pakistan Japan Culture Association (PJCA) in 2002. She contributed greatly to building cultural relations between Japan and Pakistan and promoting Japanese culture in Karachi as Vice President from 2002, and as President from 2009. Ms. Rashid played a major role in introducing Japanese language and culture through continuous management of Japanese language course under PJCA.
Founding Hamdard University and serving as Chancellor, Ms. Rashid conducted the academic and human exchange between Japan and Pakistan and took a leading place in spreading Eastern medicines to Pakistan. As President of Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Ms. Rashid contributed to the development of cooperative relationship between Japan and Pakistan, especially in the area of disaster relief.