Jelina Berlow-Rahman
Jelina Rahman-Berlow (née Rahman; ; born 4 January 1980) is a British solicitor whose practice J R Rahman Solicitors specialises in human rights, asylum, family and immigration legal advice and assistance. Early life She was born in Bangladesh, came to the United Kingdom when she was eight months old and was brought up in Barnet, London where she attended Queen Elizabeth's School for Girls. In 1998, at the age of 18, she moved to Glasgow, Scotland to pursue a degree in law at the University of Strathclyde. Rahman's paternal uncle fought in World War II as a seaman. Rahman's father came to the UK at the age of 15 and started his own restaurant, and now has a restaurant in Wimbledon. In 1997, at the age of 17, Rahman was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), a chronic autoimmune illness which left her with scarred facial skin and inflamed kidneys. In 2005, at the age of 26, her kidneys failed and she was on dialysis at Glasgow Royal Infirmary three days a week for four years. Rahman was on chemotherapy for two years. In December 2009, at the age of 29, she received a kidney transplant. Career Rahman required continuing