LAHORE – The 126th birth anniversary of Mader-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, sister of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is being celebrated today. Fatima Ali Jinnah was the younger sister of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who resembled him the most.
Fatima acted as a loving, loyal, and life-long companion to her great brother during the most stormy period of his life. The only sibling with whom the Quaid established a close, continuing relationship was Fatima.
During the mass transfer of population in 1947, she gave an inspiring lead to Muslim women and lost no time in forming the Women’s Relief Committee. Due to her selfless work for Pakistan, the nation conferred upon her the title of Madar-e-Millat (Mother of the Nation).
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Fatima Jinnah was born in Karachi Pakistan on July 31, 1893. She joined the Bandra Convent in 1902 and later in 1919, she got admitted to the highly competitive University of Calcutta. In February 1929, she wound up the clinic and took over charge of the Quaid-i-Azam’s house
She believed that for progress it was necessary for both men and women to contribute their full share for society’s well being. She continued to help numerous Social and Educational Associations. After the death of the Quaid-i-Azam.
In the 1960s, Fatima Jinnah returned to the forefront of political life when she ran for the presidency of Pakistan. She described her opponent, President General Muhammad Ayub Khan, as a dictator.
Fatima Jinnah’s unfinished biography of the Quaid, “My Brother”, was published by the Quaid-i-Azam Academy in 1987.
The great lady of Pakistan Fatima Ali Jinnah died in Karachi on July 9, 1967.
