Begum Anwar Ahmed

Pakistani feminist
Begum Anwar Ahmed
6th President of the International Alliance of Women
In office
1964–1970
Preceded byEzlynn Deraniyagala
Succeeded byEdith Anrep
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Begum Anwar Ahmed was a Pakistani feminist, who served as chairman of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 1958 and as the 6th president of the International Alliance of Women from 1964 to 1970.[1]

Her husband served as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States.[2]

References

  1. ^ International Alliance of Women 1904–2004[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Knight, Bryan. "Anwar Ditta: The mother who took on the UK government and won". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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  • 1 Carrie Chapman Catt
  • 2 Dame Margery Corbett Ashby
  • 3 Hanna Rydh
  • 4 Ester Graff
  • 5 Ezlynn Deraniyagala
  • 6 Begum Anwar Ahmed
  • 7 Edith Anrep
  • 8 Irène de Lipkowski
  • 9 Olive Bloomer
  • 10 Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos
  • 11 Patricia Giles
  • 12 Rosy Weiss
  • 13 Lyda Verstegen
  • 14 Joanna Manganara
  • 15 Cheryl Hayles
  • 16 Marion Böker
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