Lady Abdullah Haroon

Lady Abdullah Haroon (1886–1966), whose real name was Nusrat Khanum, (Urdu: نصرت خانم) was a socialite before the independence of Pakistan.

Life[]

Haroon was born in a Shia family in Iran, but later settled in Karachi, where in 1914 she was married local business man & politician Abdullah Haroon.^[1] She founded the organization Anjuman-i-Khawateen to improve the social and economic condition of the women of Sindh.^{[citation needed]} In 1938, she was nominated to the Women's Central Subcommittee of the All India Muslim League and later she was also elected President of the Sindh Provincial Women's Subcommittee.^{[citation needed]}

She was a devoted worker of the Pakistan movement.^{[citation needed]} She was closely associated with the Quaid-i-Azam from whom she always received guidance.^{[citation needed]} She was an active social worker and supported a social club in Delhi established after her name as Nusrat club.^{[citation needed]} Nusrat Club soon became the centre of the activities of the Muslim women where political matters were discussed.^{[citation needed]} She was also associated with a number of social organizations. She was elected as the President of all India Women Muslim League in 1943. She was the Vice-President of All Pakistan women's Association founded by Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan in 1945.^[2]

See also[]

• Abdullah Haroon
• Hameed Haroon
• Abdullah Hussain Haroon
• Mahmoud Haroon
• Yusuf Haroon

References[]

External links[]

• Lady Abdullah Haroon -Story of Pakistan

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