Begum Hamida Age, Death Cause, Biography, Husband, Children, Family & More

Bio
Full Name	Begum Hamida Habibullah
Profession	Social Worker & Politician
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	1965: Joined Indian National Congress (INC) 1969-74: Served as an MLA from Haidergarh (Barabanki) 1971–73: Served as the State Minister of Social and Harijan Welfare, National Integration & Civil Defence 1971-74: Served as the Tourism Minister 1972-76: Worked as the President of Mahila Congress, UPCC 1969-80: Worked as a member of the Executive Committee of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) 1976-82: Served as a member of the Rajya Sabha
Famous For	Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in feet inches- 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Grey
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 November 1916
Birth Place	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date of Death	13 March 2018
Place of Death	Command Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Age (at the time of death)	101 Years
Death Cause	Chronic Illness
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	Senior Cambridge, Hyderabad
College/University	Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Whitelands College (Putney), London
Educational Qualification	Senior Cambridge with Distinction in five subjects B.A. from Osmania University (Gold Medalist) 2 years Teachers Training Course from Whitelands College (Putney), London
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Indian National Congress (INC)
Hobbies	Reading, Listening to Classical Music & Mushairas, Travelling, Watching Horse-Racing
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Widow (at the time of death)
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Marriage Date	Year, 1938
Family
Husband/Spouse	Major General Enaith Habibullah (founder commandant of National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla)
Children	Son- Wajahat Habibullah (a bureaucrat) Daughter- Not Known Grandsons- Amar Habibullah (Businessman), Saif Habibullah (Businessman)
Parents	Father- Nawab Nazir Yar Jung Bahadur (former Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court Mother- Name Not Known (hailed from Banda district, Uttar Pradesh)
Siblings	Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Leader	Mahatma Gandhi
Favourite Politician(s)	Indira Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Favourite Language	Urdu
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Begum Hamida

Did Begum Hamida smoke?: Not Known

Did Begum Hamida drink alcohol?: Not Known

She was born to Late Nawab Nazir Yar Jung Bahadur (former Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court) in Lucknow.

As a child, she lived with her grandfather, Nizzamuddin Hassan while her father went away to England to pursue L.L.D. – Doctorate of Law.

Since her childhood, she showed an inclination towards social service.

When she was six years old, her father was transferred to Hyderabad, then a quasi-independent state, and spent most of her childhood there.

When Hamida was 14 years old, her father was bestowed with the title of Nawab Nazil Yar Jung Bahadur.

While in Hyderabad, she would often visit a local orphanage.

Noticing Hamida’s inclination towards social service and underprivileged, her father sent her to London to pursue higher studies.

After her return from London, she played significant roles in furthering women’s education and had been the President of the Avadh Girls Degree College (AGDC), Lucknow’s 1st English degree College for girls, since 1975.

Hamida had also served as President Talimgah-E-Niswan College since 1975, a school catering to the education of Muslim girls, which was founded by her mother-in-law, Late Begum Inam Habibullah.

She was also the founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) that promoted self-employment for women and the art of Lucknow’s famous ‘Chikankari.’

Hamida’s humbleness is reflected in the statement in which she said, “I do not relish being addressed as Begum.”

She was also the co-founder of a non-governmental organization, Prajwala.

When India achieved its independence, she would have been 30 years old. After India’s independence, she, along with her family, moved to India from Hyderabad; then a quasi-independent state.

After coming to India, her family settled in Lucknow, a place that would always be her home.

Hamida’s family had close relations with the Nehru family. Her father was a great admirer of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Indira Gandhi was born a year after Hamida was born, and she had developed a close rapport with Indira Gandhi. Indira’s 2 sons- Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi were studying in Dehradun, Hamida also happened to be living in Dehradun. Whenever Indira would escort her sons to school after vacations, both of them would meet.