Who is Fatima Jinnah ?

                            Fatima Jinnah


Fatima Jinnah was born July 1893 – 9 July 1967 widely known as Madre-e Millar "Mother of the Nation" was a Pakistani stateswoman, politician, dental surgeon and one of the leading founders of Pakistan. She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founding father and the first Governor General of Pakistan. She was Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan from 1960 until her death in 1967.


After obtaining a dental degree from the University of Calcutta in 1923 then she became the first female dentist of undivided India she became a close associate and an adviser to her older brother, Muhammad Ali Jinnah who later became the first Governor General of Pakistan. A strong critic of the British Rajesh emerged as a strong advocate of the two nation theory and a leading member of the All-India Muslim League. Fatima Jinnah  July 1893 – 9 July 1967 widely known as Madre-e Millar "Mother of the Nation" was a Pakistani stateswoman, politician dental surgeon and one of the leading founders of Pakistan. She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founding father and the first Governor General of Pakistan. She was Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan from 1960 until her death in 1967.


After obtaining a dental degree from the University of Calcutta in 1923 then she became the first female dentist of undivided India she became a close associate and an adviser to her older brother, Muhammad Ali Jinnah who later became the first Governor General of Pakistan. A strong critic of the British Rajesh emerged as a strong advocate of the two nation theory and a leading member of the All-India Muslim League. After the independence of Pakistan Jinnah co-founded the Pakistan Women's. Association which played an integral role in the settlement of the women migrants in the newly formed country. She remained the closest confidant of her brother until his death.


 After his death Fatima was banned from addressing the nation until 1951 her 1951 radio address to the nation was heavily censored by the Loquat administration. She wrote the book My Brother, in 1955 but it was only published 32 years later, in 1987, due to censorship by the establishment, who had accused Fatima of anti nationalist material. Even when published several pages from the book's manuscript were left out.







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