Tahira Mazhar Ali

Tahira Mazhar Ali
Born
Tahira Hayat

5 January 1924
Lahore, British India
Died23 March 2005(2005-03-23) (aged 81)
Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Left-wing political worker and activist, women's rights campaigner
Known forMember, Communist Party of Pakistan
Founder, Democratic Women's Association
SpouseMazhar Ali Khan
ChildrenTariq Ali
FatherSikandar Hayat Khan

Tahira Mazhar Ali (née Hayat) (5 January 1924 – 23 March 2005) was a Pakistani women's rights campaigner and a political activist, and mentor to Benazir Bhutto. Her children include British Pakistani political activist Tariq Ali, Tauseef Hyat, and Australian journalist Mahir Ali.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Omar Waraich (29 March 2015). "Tahira Mazhar Ali: Women's rights campaigner who was the mother of Tariq Ali and acted as mentor to Benazir Bhutto". Independent (UK newspaper). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Tahira Mazhar Ali Khan, 1925-2015". The Friday Times (newspaper). 27 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2019.