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Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah was born on 22 July, 1915 in Calcutta, Bengal, British India, is a Pakistani diplomat (1915–2000). Discover Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah'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 85 years old?

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Occupation Politician, Diplomat, Writer
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 22 July, 1915
Birthday 22 July
Birthplace Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Date of death 11 December, 2000
Died Place Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality India

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Who Is Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah's Husband?

Her husband is Mohammed Ikramullah

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Children Inam Ikramullah Naz Ikramullah Salma Ikramullah Sarvath Ikramullah

Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah worth at the age of 85 years old? Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah’s income source is mostly from being a successful diplomat. She is from India. We have estimated Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1915

Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (22 July 1915 – 11 December 2000) was a Bengali Pakistani politician from Bengal, diplomat and author.

She was the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London.

1933

She married Mohammed Ikramullah in 1933.

They had four children:

After her marriage, she was one of the first Indian Muslim women in her generation to leave purdah.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah inspired her to be involved in politics.

She was a leader in the Muslim Women Student's Federation and the All-India Muslim League's Women's Sub-Committee.

1945

In 1945, she was asked by the Government of India to attend the Pacific Relations Conference.

Jinnah convinced her not to accept the offer, as he wanted her to go as the representative of the Muslim League and to speak on its behalf.

1946

She was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946, but never took the seat, as Muslim League politicians did not.

1947

She was one of two female representatives at the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in 1947.

1948

She was also a delegate to the United Nations, and worked on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the Convention Against Genocide (1951).

1950

In 1950 her collection of short stories, called Koshish-e-Natamaam, was published.

1951

In 1951 her book Letters to Neena was published; it is a collection of ten open letters supposedly written to Indians, who are personified as a woman called Neena.

The real Neena was one of her in-laws.

1953

After the Partition of India, she wrote about Islam for the government, and those essays were eventually published as Beyond the Veil (1953).

1963

Her autobiography, From Purdah to Parliament (1963), is her best-known writing; she translated it into Urdu to make it more accessible.

1964

She was Pakistan's ambassador to Morocco from 1964 to 1967, and was also a delegate to the United Nations.

Ikramullah was born as Shaista Akhtar Banu Suhrawardy into the Suhrawardy family to Hassan Suhrawardy and his wife Sahibzadi Shah Banu Begum.

Sahista's mother was Nawab Abdul Latif's granddaughter.

She studied at Loreto College, Kolkata.

She was also the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London.

Her doctorate thesis, "Development of the Urdu Novel and Short Story", was a critical survey of Urdu literature.

She was Pakistan's ambassador to Morocco from 1964 to 1967.

She wrote for Tehzeeb-e-Niswan and Ismat, both Urdu women's magazines, and later wrote for English-language newspapers.

1991

In 1991 her book Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy: A Biography, about her uncle, was published.

1997

She also was one of the eight writers of the book Common Heritage (1997), about India and Pakistan.

In her last days, she completed an English translation of Mirat ul Uroos and an Urdu volume on Kahavat aur Mahavray.

2000

She died on 11 December 2000, in Karachi, at age 85.

2002

In 2002, President of Pakistan posthumously gave her the highest civil award, Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) award.

2005

In 2005 her collection of women's sayings and idioms in Urdu, called Dilli ki khavatin ki kahavatain aur muhavare, was posthumously published.

She also wrote Safarnama, in Urdu.