Waheed Jahan Begum
Waheed Jahan Begum | |
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| Born | Waheed Jahan Beg 1884 |
| Died | 18 August 1939 (aged 54–55) |
| Other names | Ala Bi Begum Abdullah |
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| Years active | 1902 – 1939 |
| Known for | Founder of Women's College, Aligarh Her contribution to the female education |
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| Children | Rashid Jahan (daughter) Begum Khurshid Mirza (daughter) |
| Parent | Mirza Mohammad Ibrahim Beg (father) |
| Relatives | Hamida Saiduzzafar (daughter-in-law) Uzra Butt (niece) Zohra Sehgal (niece) Hajrah Begum (niece) See Mumtazullah Khan family |
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Waheed Jahan Begum (1884 – 18 August 1939) was an Indian social reformer and educator who was a prominent figure in the movement for Muslim women's education during British colonial rule. Alongside her husband, Sheikh Abdullah, she co-founded a girls' school in Aligarh in 1906, which eventually developed into the Women's College at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 1937. She was affectionately known as "Ala Bi" (mother) by her students, while her husband was called "Papa Mian" (father).