Farida Siddiqui Explained

Farida Ahmed Siddiqui (c.1937, Meerut - August 2013, Karachi) was a Pakistani religious scholar and Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Background

Siddiqui was born in Meerut, India. She received a post-graduate degree from the University of Karachi in 1958. She was the younger sister of Shah Ahmad Noorani.^[1]

Career

Siddiqui was the Founder President of the Women Islamic Mission, and a member of the Anjuman-e-Tableegh-e-Islam and Islamic Mission Welfare. She was the author of several religious books.^[2] She was a former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and she was also the only serving woman in the Council of Islamic Ideology before her death.^[3]

Death

She died in Karachi at a private hospital after a long illness at the age of 76 in August 2013. She left behind two sons and a daughter.

References

1. Web site: Newspaper. the. 2013-08-08. Noorani's sister dies. 2020-12-07. DAWN.COM. en.
2. Web site: Sister of Maulana Noorani dies – Business Recorder. 2020-12-07. en-US.
3. Web site: The Council in question Special Report thenews.com.pk. 2020-12-07. www.thenews.com.pk. en.