Honorific-Suffix: | MNA |
Nisar Fatima Zahra | |
Office: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
Term Start: | 1985 |
Term End: | 1988 |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Relatives: | Ahsan Iqbal (son) |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1935 |
Spouse: | Iqbal Ahmed Chaudhary |
Birth Name: | Fatima Zahra |
Nisar Fatima Zahra (14 October 1935 – 2 September 1991 in Lahore) was a Pakistani politician and religious scholar who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She was daughter of Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Khan from Rehmanabad, Khanqah Dogran.[1] She also served as a member of Islamic Ideology Council and played a role in the formation of anti-blasphemy law in the country.[2] [3] [4]
She founded the Apa Nisar Fatima Girls High School to promote the cause of girls' education among low-income people. She was married to the late Iqbal Ahmed Chaudhry and had four sons and two daughters. She was the mother of interior minister of Pakistan, Ahsan Iqbal.[5]