Khalida Zahir
Khalida Zahir | |
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| Born | January 18, 1927 Almorada, Omdurman |
| Died | June 9, 2015 (aged 88) |
| Occupations | Physician, political activist |
| Known for | Being one of the first women to practise medicine in Sudan; founding the Sudanese Women's Union |
| Spouse | Osman Mohamed Mahgoub (married 1952) |
| Children | 4 |
Khalida Zahir (Arabic: خالدة زاهر; 18 January, 1927 – 9 June, 2015), also recorded as Khalda Zahir, was a Sudanese doctor and women's rights activist. She is best remembered as one of the first two women to become physicians in colonial Sudan, alongside her classmate Zarouhi Sarkissian, and for co-founding the Sudanese Women's Union.