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{{Infobox person
| name = Zubeida Rahimtoola
| honorific-prefix = '''Begum'''
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Zubeida Sultan Chinoy
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1917|08|12}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2015|07|05|1917|08|12}}
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| other_names = "Queen of Hearts"
| occupation =
| years_active =
| known_for = [[Social worker]],<br> [[Political activist]]
| notable_works =
| spouse = [[Habib Rahimtoola]]
}}
'''Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola''' (12 August 1917 – 5 July 2015), born '''Zubeida Sultan Chinoy''' in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]<ref name="ET">{{cite news|title=The Queen of Hearts: Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/920121/the-queen-of-hearts-zubeida-habib-rahimtoola/|access-date=19 January 2020|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=19 July 2015}}</ref> was an Activist and [[Social Worker]]<ref name="dawn"/> primarily based out of Karachi. She was the president of [[All-India Muslim League]] in [[UK]] and founding member of [[All Pakistan Women's Association]].<ref name=NPG>{{cite web|title=Begum Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola profile and portrait|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp55562/begum-zubeida-habib-rahimtoola-nee-chinoy|website=[[National Portrait Gallery, London]]|publisher=Bassano Ltd|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> She was awarded with ''Sitara-e-Khidmat'' (Star of Service) for her services by the President [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]].<ref name="ET"/>

==Personal life==
Zubeida Chinoy married [[Habib Rahimtoola]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Zubeida Rahimtoola - From The Herald archives|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12245168.From_The_Herald_archives/|website=[[Herald Scotland]]|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> in 1935.<ref name="ET"/> 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.<ref name=NPG/>

On the family front, Zubaida Rahimtoola's father Sultan Chinoy was a businessman and had remained [[Mayor of Mumbai|Mayor of Bombay]] [1938-39]. She had three children from her marriage to [[Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola]] i.e. two sons and a daughter.<ref name="dawn"/>

==Early life & career==
She received her early education at [[Convent of Jesus and Mary]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (present-day Mumbai) followed by matriculation at the [[Queen Mary's School]]. She then attended [[Elphinstone College]] where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree.

Zubeida Rahimtoola was one of the founding members of the [[All Pakistan Women's Association]] (APWA). As she was based in the [[United Kingdom]] at [[Partition of India|partition in 1947]], she became the first President of APWA [[UK]].<ref name=NPG/> She was the first President of the [[Jinnah]]'s [[All-India Muslim League]] in the United Kingdom after the [[independence of Pakistan]] in 1947.<ref name="ET"/><ref name=BR/>

She returned to Pakistan in 1953 and continued her work with APWA. She led various delegations of the organization to [[Bandung Conference|Afro-Asia Conferences]] and [[China]]. Zubeida was the President of the [[Sindh]] APWA (1953–54) – then she became Vice President APWA National (1955–58). She also held the position of Chairman APWA Cottage Industry (1956–74). Finally she was the Chairman, [[Karachi]] [[All Pakistan Women's Association|APWA]] (1991–97). She also held the position of Secretary's at the Pakistan American Cultural Center in Karachi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) founding members|url=http://pacc.edu.pk/founding-members/ |website=Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) website|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=BR>{{cite news|url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2019/08/20190814506360/ |title=The unsung heroes of Pakistan Movement|author=Zarina Patel|date=14 August 2019|newspaper=Business Recorder (newspaper)|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
Begum Rahimtoola was awarded the ''[[Civil decorations of Pakistan|Sitara-e-Khidmat]]'' (Star of Service) by the [[President of Pakistan]] [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]] in 1960 for her contributions to women's organizations in Pakistan and her work on '[[West Pakistan]] Family Laws' including Women's Rights.<ref name="ET"/><ref name="dawn"/>

==Death==
Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola died on 5 July 2015 at age 97 at [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|title=Begum Zubeida Habib passes away|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1192992|access-date=19 January 2020|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=8 July 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian Ismailis]]
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