Jinnah of Pakistan
Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah
(1891-1967)
The younger sister of the Quaid-e-Azam and the nation's Madar-e-Millat was born at Karachi and was educated in a convent school
of Bombay. Later, she studied dentistry at Calcutta and also practiced for a year.
She accompanied the Quaid-e-Azam to the first Round Table Conference in London in 1930 and returned in 1935 after an extended tour of Europe. She took a very active part in the struggle for Pakistan and earned the respect, love and devotion of millions.
Even in her old age, she was always active in all philanthropic activities and her appeals for funds raised millions of rupees,
for instance, on her appeal a huge amount was collected in the Kashmir fund within a few days. She patronized many educational and
welfare institutions, particularly the institution for the eradication of tuberculosis.
She contested the presidential election in 1965 to uphold the principles of true democracy in Pakistan.
She died in Karachi and was buried in the courtyard of the Quaid-e-Azam's Mausoleum.
Collections of her speeches have been published in both Urdu and English. She wrote a book on the Quaid-e-Azam titled "My Brother".
