Shafiq Zia

Begum Shafiq Zia (née Jahan; 21 September 1931 – 5 January 1996) was a Pakistani public figure who served as the First Lady of Pakistan from 1977 until her husband's death in a plane crash on 17 August 1988.

Shafiq Zia
First Lady of Pakistan
In office
5 July 1977  17 August 1988
PresidentMohammad Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded byNusrat Bhutto
Succeeded byShamim Khan
Personal details
Born
Shafiq Jahan

(1931-09-21)21 September 1931
Kampala, Uganda
Died5 January 1996(1996-01-05) (aged 64)
London, England
NationalityPakistani
Ugandan
Spouse
(m. 1950; died 1988)
Children5 (including Ijaz-ul-Haq)
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