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Begum Zaffar Ali was born on 1901 in Srinagar, Kashmir and Jammu, British India, is an Educationist, Women activist. Discover Begum Zaffar Ali's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?

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Occupation Educationist, Women's liberation activist
Age 98 years old
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Born 1901, 1901
Birthday 1901
Birthplace Srinagar, Kashmir and Jammu, British India
Date of death 1999
Died Place United States
Nationality India

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Who Is Begum Zaffar Ali's Husband?

Her husband is Agha Zaffar Ali Qizilbash

Family
Parents Khan Bahadur Aga Syed Hussain Thakur
Husband Agha Zaffar Ali Qizilbash
Sibling Not Available
Children Agha Nasir Ali, Agha Shaukat Ali, Agha Ashraf Ali

Begum Zaffar Ali Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Begum Zaffar Ali worth at the age of 98 years old? Begum Zaffar Ali’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. She is from India. We have estimated Begum Zaffar Ali's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Begum Zaffar Ali, née Sahibzaadi Syeda Fatima, was an Indian women's rights activist and the first woman matriculate of the Indian state of Kashmir and Jammu who went on to become Inspector of Schools in Kashmir.

She was an educationist, women's liberation activist, deputy director of education and later a legislator in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

She was associated with the activities of the All India Women's Conference and was its secretary before partition, but a chance meeting with Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his sister, Fatima Jinnah in Kashmir, who would later visit the family for banquets, influenced her and she left the conference to concentrate her efforts in women's liberation movements in the pre-independent India.

1901

Begum Ali was born in 1901 to Khan Bahadur Aga Syed Hussain Thakur, Home and Judicial Minister during Maharaja Hari Singh's rule.

1925

She began her career as a teacher in 1925 at the Girls' Mission High School(present day Mallinson Girls School).

A staunch believer in women's rights, she went door to door to raise awareness regarding girls' education in the Valley and persevered to empower them through education.

Her speeches at Public events inspired adulation among the women who started sending their girls to schools.

Begum was married to Agha Zaffar Ali Qizilbash, a scion of an aristocratic Afghan family settled in the Kashmir region of India.

1977

The couple had three sons, Agha Nasir Ali-IAS, a civil servant who retired as Labour Secretary of India in 1977, Agha Shaukat Ali, who joined civil services of Pakistan during the partition of India in 1947.

Begum's youngest son is Agha Ashraf Ali, an academician who retired as Commissioner of Higher Education in Jammu and Kashmir The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poem, an anthology written by her grandson Agha Shahid Ali, a noted Kashmiri-American poet, features a poem in memory of her.

1987

The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1987.

Later in a Doordarshan interview, she announced to return the award in protest against the undemocratic policies of the Government.

1990

She moved to the United States in the 1990s and lived there with her son Agha Shaukat Ali until her death in 1999.