Amjadi Bano

Amjadi Bano Begum
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
1946 – 28 March 1947
Personal details
Born1885
Rampur
Died28 March 1947
Bombay, India
SpouseMohammad Ali Jauhar (m. 1902)
RelationsAbadi Bano Begum (mother-in-law)
Children4

Amjadi Bano (1885-28 March 1947) also known as Amjadi Bano Begum was an Indian revolutionary, freedom fighter, politician and journalist.[1] She was married to Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar.[2][3] She was the lone women in the first working committee of the Muslim League.[4] She also attended the First Round Table Conference in London.[5] She established Roznama Hind, an Urdu daily to spread the message of freedom. She was elected unopposed for a seat in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections of 1946.[6]

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  2. ^ "Amjadi Bano Begum: Woman behind Pakistan Resolution". Brecorder. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Amjadi Begum: The force behind Khilafat movement". awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Remembering Amjadi Begum (1885 - 28 March 1947)". The Friday Times. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ علیگ, شاہد صدیقی (28 March 2024). "امجدی بانو بیگم: عظیم پردہ نشیں انقلابی خاتون...برسی کے موقع پر". Qaumi Awaz (in Urdu). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ Menon, Visalakshi (2003). Indian Women and Nationalism, the U.P. Story. Har-Anand Publications. ISBN 978-81-241-0939-7.