Zainab Asvat

Zanab Ebrahim Asvat
Personal details
Born1920
Died30 November 2013 (umur 93)
SpouseAbdool Pateel[1]

Dr. Aziz Kazi

(1950)
Alma materWitwatersrand University

Dr. Zainab Asvat (born c. 1920 - 30 November 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Asvat was trained as a medical doctor, but was politically active most of her life.

Asvat was the first Muslim woman to become a doctor in South Africa.[2] Her husband, Dr.Zain Kazi is a doctor and secretary of Transvaal Indian Congress[1]

  1. ^ a b Reddy, E.S (29 March 2020). "Biographical notes on Indians in South Africa compiled by E.S. Reddy | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Zainab Asvat, Doctor for the People, Passes On". Muslim Views. 28 (1): 25. January 2014 – via Issuu.