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* She was member of [[Lok Sabha]], elected twice from [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/list_parliamentarians/08_lok_sabha.html |title=08 Lok Sabha {{!}} Indian Muslims<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121425/http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/list_parliamentarians/08_lok_sabha.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* She was member of [[Lok Sabha]], elected twice from [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/list_parliamentarians/08_lok_sabha.html |title=08 Lok Sabha {{!}} Indian Muslims<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121425/http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/list_parliamentarians/08_lok_sabha.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Ahmed founded God's Grace which was registered with the Registrar of Societies under the Indian Societies Registration Act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.godgraces.org/AboutSchool.html |title=About - God's Grace School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331182622/http://www.godgraces.org/AboutSchool.html |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Ahmed founded God's Grace which was registered with the Registrar of Societies under the Indian Societies Registration Act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.godgraces.org/AboutSchool.html |title=About - God's Grace School<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331182622/http://www.godgraces.org/AboutSchool.html |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* She was member of India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC), a society registered in April 1981.
* She was member of India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC), a society registered in April 1981.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}
* Ahmed formed Humsub Drama Group in 1974 for Urdu theatre.<ref>{{cite news |title=The royal touch |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article77192.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=9 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103000440/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article77192.ece |archive-date=3 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Ahmed formed Humsub Drama Group in 1974 for Urdu theatre.<ref>{{cite news |title=The royal touch |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article77192.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=9 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103000440/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article77192.ece |archive-date=3 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Begum Abida Ahmed
First Lady of India
In role
24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977
PresidentFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Vice PresidentGopal Swarup Pathak
B.D. Jatti
Preceded bySaraswati Bai
Succeeded byShrimati Sangamma
Personal details
Born17 July 1923
Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh
Died7 December 2003 (aged 80)
New Delhi
Political partyIndian National Congress
EducationAligarh Muslim University

Begum Abida Ahmed (17 July 1923 – 7 December 2003)[1][2][3] was an Indian politician, First Lady of India from 1974 to 1977, and the wife of the fifth President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974–1977).[4] She was twice member of the Lok sabha from Bareilly parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 1980 and 1984.[5]

Early life

She was born on 17 July 1923 at Sheikhupur, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh to Mohammad Sultan Hyder 'Josh'.[1] Ahmed was educated from Women's College, Aligarh, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.[6]

Career

  • She was member of Lok Sabha, elected twice from Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh.[7]
  • Ahmed founded God's Grace which was registered with the Registrar of Societies under the Indian Societies Registration Act.[8]
  • She was member of India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC), a society registered in April 1981.[citation needed]
  • Ahmed formed Humsub Drama Group in 1974 for Urdu theatre.[9]

Tributes

Shamsul Hasan made a life-size statue of "Ghalib", which had been ordered by Ahmed.[10]

A train was named after her: the Abida Begum Express: Delhi Jn. - Raxaul. It has since been renamed. It is now called Satyagrah Express.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 8th Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Lok Sabha website.
  2. ↑ "LOK SABHA DEBATES: Obituary References". Lok Sabha. 23 December 2003. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006.
  3. ↑ "Loharu". Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Special, Judith (25 October 1974). "India's First Lady Moves Into the Official Spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "PM condoles Death of Begum Abida Ahmed". PIB, Prime Minister's Office (India). 10 December 2003.
  6. ↑ "About the School". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "08 Lok Sabha | Indian Muslims". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "About - God's Grace School". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "The royal touch". The Hindu. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  10. ↑ The Queen of Oudh - Begum Hazrat Mahal in Papier Mache
  11. ↑ [IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Train Names

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