James Masih Shera MBE is a politician, educationist and former Mayor of Rugby.[1][2]

Personal life

Shera was born in a small rural village in Pakistan on March 6, 1946.[3][4]

Career

In 1988, Shera became the first Pakistani to be elected Mayor of Rugby.[5][6] He was leader of the Labour Group in Rugby from 2005 to 2022. He also served as Chair Overview and Scrutiny Board, Rugby Borough Council from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, Shera made a record by getting elected as a councilor for the 10th consecutive term.[7]

Awards and recognition

  • In 1992, he received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz from the President of Pakistan.[8][9]
  • For his services to the NHS and communities in the Midlands, he was awarded MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2007.[10]
  • A road has been named in Rugby as ‘James Shera Way' in recognition of his campaigns as chair of the council of fellows of Warwickshire College.[11]
  • In 2010, University of Bedfordshire gave him an honorary doctorate of Business and Administration.[12]
  • In 2017, he was award with “Freedom of the Borough of Rugby”.[13]
  • In 2021, Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan awarded him honorary PhD in Arts & Letters.
  • In March 2023, he received the Quaid-e-Azam Hilal Award from the President of Pakistan.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Beloved ex-mayor receives another prestigious honour". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. ↑ Raj, Selva J. (2016-04-01). South Asian Christian Diaspora: Invisible Diaspora in Europe and North America. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-05229-6.
  3. ↑ Green, Mike. "Councillors pay tribute to Cllr James Shera after 40 years' service". www.rugby.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Dr.James Shera; The pride and true face of Pakistan - Daily City News". 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. ↑ "Labour leaders praise Rugby's longest-serving councillor at celebration event". Rugby Observer. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ↑ "Pakistani Dr James Shera makes historic record in England's Politics". Times of Islamabad. 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Two doctorates for Rugby's longest-serving councillor after decades of work to promote intercultural harmony".
  8. ↑ "Tribute paid to Dr James Shera". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  9. ↑ Ahmed, Akbar (2013-02-27). The Thistle and the Drone: How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8157-2379-0.
  10. ↑ "Queen's birthday honours: MBEs". The Guardian. 2007-06-16. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  11. ↑ www.webspider.pk, Web Spider (pvt) Ltd. "In Conversation with Dr. James Shera". www.hilal.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  12. ↑ "Pakistani Christian educationist selected for 'Freedom' honour". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  13. ↑ "Pakistani Christian educationist selected for 'Freedom' honour". The News International. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  14. ↑ "Dr James Shera honoured with Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam".
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