Sulekha Hussain

Sulekha Hussain
Born1 January 1930
Died15 July 2014 (2014-07-16) (aged 84)
Vaduthala, Kochi
NationalityIndian
OccupationWriter

Sulekha Hussain (Urdu: زلیخا حسین) (1930 – 15 July 2014) was an acclaimed Urdu novelist from India. One of her granddaughters, Nimi Farook, is married to a Canadian citizen, Yasser Mohammed Ali Jinna, and lives currently in Toronto. Hussain wrote many novels and short stories. She was nominated to the committee awarding fellowships in Urdu language by the Union Cultural Affairs Ministry in 2012.[1][2]

  1. ^ Staff Reporter (16 July 2014). "Urdu writer Sulekha Hussain dead". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Urdu writer Sulekha Hussain dies". The Times of India. Mumbai. Times News Network. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.