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5 unusual facts about Fatima Jinnah


Fatima Jinnah

In 1919, she was admitted to the highly competitive the University of Calcutta where she attended the Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College.

Jinnah after obtaining a dental degree from University of Calcutta, she became a close associate and an adviser to her older brother Muhammad Ali Jinnah who latter became the first Governor General of Pakistan.

Gharara

Ghararas were also made popular in Pakistan & Bangladesh, in the 1950s and 60s with popular public figures like Fatima Jinnah and Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan wearing them.

Latif Afridi

He was expelled from the university for supporting Fatima Jinnah in the 1964 presidential election.

Sherbaz Khan Mazari

Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari entered politics by supporting Miss Fatima Jinnah, sister of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, against Ayub Khan in the Presidential elections of 1964.


Gohar Ayub Khan

Gohar Ayub reportedly played an influential, but controversial, role in Karachi after his father's election in the allegedly rigged 1965 Presidential elections against Fatima Jinnah.


see also

Fatima Jinnah Dental College

The third and fourth professional years are taught and trained at the Fatima Jinnah Dental Hospital located at Azam Basti, adjacent Phase-1 DHA.