Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (22 July 1915 – 11 December 2000) was a Bengali Pakistani politician from Bengal, diplomat and author. She was the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London. She was Pakistan's ambassador to Morocco from 1964 to 1967, and was also a delegate to the United Nations.
Shaista Ikramullah শায়েস্তা ইকরামউল্লাহ شائستہ اکرام الله | |
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Begum Shaista Ikramullah | |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 10 August 1947 – 24 October 1954 | |
| Constituency | East Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1915 Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 11 December 2000 (aged 85) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Spouse | Mohammed Ikramullah |
| Children | Inam Ikramullah Naz Ikramullah Salma Ikramullah Sarvath Ikramullah |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (B.A) SOAS, University of London (Ph.D) |
| Occupation | Politician, Diplomat, Writer |
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