Amina Hydari

Amina Hydari
Born
Amina Najmuddin Tyabji[1]

1878 (1878)
Died1939 (aged 60–61)
NationalityIndian
OccupationSocial worker
SpouseAkbar Hydari
Children7; including Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
RelativesBadruddin Tyabji (uncle)
FamilyTyabji family

Amina Hydari (1878–1939) was an Indian social worker. In 1908, she received the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, the first woman recipient, for her work during the Great Musi Flood of 1908.[2] The wife of former Prime Minister of Kingdom of Hyderabad Akbar Hydari, she founded the Lady Hydari Club in 1929[3] and Mahboobia Girls School, the first girls' school in the State.[4][5] Her uncle was the lawyer and congressman Badruddin Tyabji.[6]

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