Zubeida Rahimtoola
| Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola | |
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| Born |
Zubeida Sultan Chinoy August 12, 1917 Mumbai |
| Died | July 5, 2015 (aged 97) Karachi |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | The Queen of Hearts |
| Known for | Social worker, Political activist |
| Spouse(s) | Habib Rahimtoola |
Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola (Urdu: زبیدہ حبیب رحمۃاللہ born Zubeida Sultan Chinoy on August 12, 1917 in Mumbai was a Pakistani political figure and social worker. She was the president of All-India Muslim League in UK and founding member of All Pakistan Women's Association. She was awarded with Sitara-e-Khidmat for her services by President of Pakistan Ayub Khan.
Zubeida Chinoy married Habib Rahimtoola in 1935. From that point on she took on an active social welfare front to support Muslim women in British India followed by several women development projects mainly revolving around education after creation of Pakistan.
On the family front Zubaida Rahimtoola’s father Sultan Chinoy was a businessman and had remained Mayor of Mumbai [1938-39]. She had three children from marriage to Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah i.e. two sons and a daughter.
She gained her early education at Convent of Jesus and Mary, Mumbai followed by matriculation at the Queen Mary's School. She then attended Elphinstone College where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree.
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