Rana Liaquat Ali Khan
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NI OMRI ON(KGC) Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan "Mother of Pakistan" |
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| رعنا لياقت على خان | |
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Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan in 1961
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| 10th Governor of Sindh | |
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In office 15 February 1973 – 28 February 1976 |
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| President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Mir Rasool Bux Talpur |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Dilawar Khanji |
| Constituency | Karachi-X |
| First Lady of Pakistan | |
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In office 14 August 1947 – 16 October 1951 |
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| President of All Pakistan Women's Association | |
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In office 14 August 1949 – 29 October 1951 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sheila Irene Pant 13 February 1905 Almora, Agra and Oudh, India |
| Died | 13 June 1990 (aged 85) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Spouse(s) | Liaquat Ali Khan (m. 1932; d. 1951) |
| Education | Masters in Science (MSc) |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| Occupation | Stateswoman |
| Awards |
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Order of Orange-Nassau |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Mother of Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1947–1951 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier-General (honoray rank) |
| Unit | Pakistan Army Medical Corps |
| Commands |
Naval Woman Reserves Corps Pakistan Woman National Guard Pakistan Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 |
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Begum Ra'ana Liaqat Ali Khan (Urdu: رعنا لياقت على خان, born Sheila Irene Pant; February 1905 – 13 June 1990), was one of the leading woman figures in the Pakistan Movement along with her husband Liaquat Ali Khan, and a career economist, and prominent stateswoman from the start of the cold war till the fall and the end of the cold war. Ra'anna was one of the leading woman politicians and nationwide respected woman personalities who started her career in the 1940s and witnessed key major events in Pakistan. She was one of the leading and pioneering woman figures in the Pakistan Movement and served as the executive member of Pakistan Movement committee working under Muhammad Ali Jinnah. She also served as economic adviser to Jinnah's Pakistan Movement Committee and later became First Lady of Pakistan when her husband Liaqat Khan Ali became Pakistan's first prime minister. As First Lady of Pakistan, she launched programs for woman's development in the newly founded country. Later, she would start her career as a stateswoman that would last a decade.
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