Lady Abdullah Haroon

Lady Abdullah Haroon (1886–1966), whose real name was Nusrat Khanum, was a social and political activist of Sindh before the independence of Pakistan. Born in Iran, she settled in Karachi, where in 1914 she married the businessman and politician Abdullah Haroon. She founded the Anjuman-i-Khawateen to promote the education and social and economic well-being of the women of Sindh, supported the Khilafat Movement, was elected president of the All India Women Muslim League in 1943, and served as vice-president of the All Pakistan Women's Association. ¹

Nusrat Khanum was born in 1886 in Iran and later settled in Karachi, where in 1914 she married Abdullah Haroon, after which she was known as Lady Abdullah Haroon. ¹ His article's infobox likewise names his spouse as Lady Abdullah Haroon, and the two Wikidata items carry reciprocal spouse claims. ^{2 3 4} The couple's children included Yusuf Haroon, Mahmoud Haroon and Zeenat Haroon Rashid. ²

She was deeply interested in educating the women of Sindh, and started a school at her own home. ¹ She founded a women's organisation, the Anjuman-i-Khawateen, to promote the social and economic well-being of women in Sindh. ¹ The Urdu article adds that she founded the Muslim Girls Students Federation and the Women National Guard. ⁵

Earlier in her political career, in 1919, she actively participated in politics as a vigorous supporter of the Khilafat Movement in Sindh. ¹ She was able to raise political consciousness among Sindhi women under the banner of the Muslim League, and was very helpful in gathering support for the party during the Indian provincial elections of 1946. ¹ The Urdu article describes her as the first president of the Muslim League's women's wing. ⁵ She was elected president of the All India Women Muslim League in 1943, and was vice-president of the All Pakistan Women's Association, founded by Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan. ¹ The English article quotes the judgement that she "was a prominent woman of Sindh... a devoted worker of the Pakistan movement... closely associated with the Quaid-i-Azam from whom she always received guidance". ¹

The English article states, citing a single 2003 profile, that she was "born in a Shia family in Iran", and files her in the category "Pakistani Shia Muslims"; the Urdu article likewise files her as "Pakistani Shia", and Wikidata's structured religion value is Shia Islam. ^{1 5 3} The museum records her school as unknown, and her data record explains why: a statement about the family she was born into, category filings and one unsourced structured value are not two independent sources attesting her own affiliation, and no text read names her own practice or school. The attestation is preserved in her record for a founder ruling.

She died in 1966; no source read gives an exact date or a place. ^{1 3}

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