Khujista Akhtar Banu | |
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| Born | 11 October 1872 [1] |
| Died | 12 January 1912 (aged 39) |
| Spouse | Zahid Suhrawardy |
| Children | Hasan Shaheed Suhrawardy, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy |
| Father | Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy |
| Family | Suhrawardy family |
Khujista Akhtar Banu Suhrawardiyya (also spelled as Khujastha Akhtar Banu) popularly known as Suhrawardy Begum was a late 19th century writer, Bengali socialite, educationist and a social reformer. Khujista was the first Indian woman to pass the Senior Cambridge examinations, in the year 1887.[2] She was also the first Indian woman to be appointed as an examiner by the prestigious Calcutta University. She was the mother of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the former Prime Minister of Bengal.[3]
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- ^ Khan, Waqar A. (9 November 2020). "The Unforgettable Suhrawardys of Bengal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Individual : SUHRAWARDY - Search the Genealogy Library". Geneanet. Retrieved 23 October 2021.