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Begum Akhtar Sulaiman | |
|---|---|
 Pakistani Political Activist Begum Akhtar Sulaiman | |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 1982 (aged 59–60) |
| Relatives | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (father) |
Begum Akhtar Sulaiman (née Akhtar Jahan Suhrawardy) (1922–1982) was a Pakistani-Bengali social worker, political activist and the daughter of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the fifth Prime Minister of Pakistan.[1][2] Begum Akhtar Suleiman, went out on a limb to support the Yahya Khan regime during the war of 1971. She started actively supporting the activities of the Yahya Khan government. She gave a number of statements at that time on behalf of the Suhrawardy family saying her father believed in Pakistan.[3][4] Her daughter Shahida Jamil served as the first female Pakistani Federal Minister for Law.
- ^ S. K. Khanna; K. N. Sudarshan (1998). Encyclopaedia of South Asia: Bangladesh. APH Publishing. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-81-7024-919-1.
- ^ Shireen Rehmatullah (2002). Social Welfare in Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-19-579632-2.
- ^ "The life and times of Rashid Suhrawardy | Dhaka Tribune". 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Exeunt Rashid Suhrawardy | Pakistan Today".
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