Fatima Jinnah
Fatima Jinnah (1893–1967)
Fatima Jinnah is widely known as Mader-e-Millat ("Mother of the Nation").
Personal Details
Fatima was born into the Jinnah Family on
31 July 1893. Fatima had six siblings Muhammad Ali, Ahmad
Ali, Bunde Ali, Rahmat Ali, Maryam, and Shireen Jinnah. Of her siblings, she was
the closest to Muhammad Ali Jinnah. She studied at the University of Calcutta.
Political Life
She traveled to London, England in 1930 where she learned
to speak English. Jinnah lived there for 4 years. After she moved back to
India, Jinnah sought to make an independent homeland for Indian Muslims.
She was one of the leading founders of Pakistan. She was the younger sister
of Quaid-e-Azam (the founder of Pakistan). She was the first female dentist on the subcontinent. She was a close associate and an adviser to her elder brother (Quaid-e-Azam),
who was the first Governor General of Pakistan. She was also a leading
member of the All-India Muslim League.
Honors
She was popular and was considered one of the greatest female figures
Pakistan has produced. She was a source of the awakening of Women's
rights in Pakistan, She rose to stand as Pakistan's
national symbol. She received tremendous honors from society after her
death.
Death
Fatima Jinnah died in Karachi on 9 July 1967. The
official cause of death was heart failure. But rumors persist that she was
murdered at her house. She is buried next to her brother, Quade-e-Azam,
at Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi.
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