Siblings are always there for one another and help each other in their thick
and thin of life. Fatima Jinnah being the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
had remained closed to him and always supported him in Pakistan’s creation. The
kind lady was born in Karachi on 30th July 1893. She studied dental
and opened a dental clinic in Bombay in 1923. Both brother and sister were like
a shadow to one another. Fatima Jinnah lived with his brother for about 28
years and had been going out with him on different tours.
This lady was involved in politics as well which at that time was a rare
ratio. She became a member of the working committee of Bombay Provincial Muslim
League and worked there till independence. She played her role in the
organization of the All India Muslim Student Federation in 1941 at Dehli. She
was the one who formed a women’s relief committee which was later named as
Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) founded by Rana Liaqat Ali Khan. Her major
contributions were her services for the Mohajirs after the creation of the new
country. She had contributed to the social development sector along with Begum
Rana Liaqat Ali Khan especially in the awakening of women of Pakistan.
Her beloved brother Jinnah once said about her that: “My sister was like a
bright ray of light and hope whenever I came back home and met her. Anxieties
would have been much greater and my health much worse, but for the restraint
imposed by her. She is a constant source of help and encouragement to me.” This
statement shows the relationship of the brother with her sister which is an
example of pure love.
She had been awarded the title Mader-e-Millat means mother of the nation.
The mother of the nation passed away from this world on the 9th of
July 1967.
