Farhat Banu
Farhat Banu was a Member of the Dhaka Nawab family and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in British India. Her uncle was the Nawab of Dhaka, Sir Khwaja Salimullah.
Career
Farhat Banu was a Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, the largest legislature in the British Raj.[1] She was also a member of the select committee and one 21 women members in that committee.[2] She introduced The Orphanages and Widows Home Act inn 1944 in the Bengal Legislative Assembly.[3] She gave a copy of the bill to Kumudini Basu, Secretary of the Nari Raksha Samiti.[4]
Personal life
Farhat Banu was married to Khwaja Shahabuddin of the Dhaka Nawab family in 1912. Khwaja Shahabuddin was the Governor of Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan and served as a Minister in the Cabinet of Pakistan. Khwaja Shahabuddin died on 9 February 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan.[5] Her father was Nawabzada Khwaja Atiqullah was also a member of the Dhaka Nawab family and her uncle ,Sir Khwaja Salimullah, was the Nawab of Bengal. Her son was Lieutenant General Khwaja Wasiuddin.[1][6] Her another son was Khwaja Zakiuddin, a banker in East Pakistan. Zakiuddin was married to Begum Binoo Zakiuddin, they had two daughters Almas Zakiuddin and Yasmeen Murshed and one son Zahed Zakiuddin.[7] She had a daughter, Hashmat Ara Begum, married to Khonker Fazle Sobhan, they had a son, noted economist Rehman Sobhan.[8]
References
- ^ a b Wasiuddin, Aneela (22 September 2017). "In memory of Lt General Khwaja Wasiuddin". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Tripathi, Dwijendra (1987). State and Business in India: A Historical Perspective. Manohar Publications. p. 253. ISBN 9788185054261.
- ^ Halim, M. Abdul (1993). Social Welfare Legislation in Bangladesh. Oihik. p. 141. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ The Modern Review. Modern Review Office. 1941. p. 610. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Alamgir, Mohammad. "Shahabuddin, Khwaja". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of (2003). Banglapedia: national encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 208. ISBN 9789843205841.
- ^ "Khwaja Zakiuddin passes away". The Daily Star. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "In conversation with Professor Rehman Sobhan". The Daily Star. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2017.