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Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Pakistani diplomat (1915–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (22 July 1915 – 11 December 2000) was a Bengali Pakistani politician from Bengal, diplomat and author.[1] She was the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London.[2] She was Pakistan's ambassador to Morocco from 1964 to 1967, and was also a delegate to the United Nations[1]debating for a more gender inclusive language in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[3]
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Shaista Ikramullah শায়েস্তা ইকরামউল্লাহ شائستہ اکرام الله | |
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Member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 10 August 1947 – 24 October 1954 | |
Constituency | East Bengal |
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Born | (1915-07-22)22 July 1915 Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
Died | 11 December 2000(2000-12-11) (aged 85) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
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Children | Inam Ikramullah Naz Ikramullah Salma Ikramullah Sarvath Ikramullah |
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Alma mater | University of Calcutta (B.A) SOAS, University of London (Ph.D) |
Occupation | Politician, diplomat, writer |
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