Fatima Jinnah
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Mother of the Nation Fatima Jinnah |
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| فاطمہ جناح | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 1 January 1960 – 9 July 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Amin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Fatima Ali Jinnah 31 July 1893 Karachi, British India (now in Pakistan) |
| Died | 9 July 1967 (aged 73) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality |
 Pakistan
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| Political party |
All-India Muslim League (Before 1947) Muslim League (1947–1958) Independent (1960–1967) |
| Relations | See Jinnah family |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University (D.D.S) |
| Occupation | Dentist, Dental surgeon |
| Religion | Islam |
Fatima Jinnah English IPA: fətɪ̈mɑ d͡ʒinnəɦ, (Urdu: فاطمہ جناح; 30 July 1893 – 9 July 1967) was a Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer, stateswoman and one of the leading founders of Pakistan.
After obtaining a dental degree from University of Calcutta in 1923, 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 Raj, she 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 confident 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 Liaquat 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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