Religion Islam Died December 7, 2003 | Role Politician Name Begum Ahmed | |
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Children two sons and one daughter Spouse Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (m. 1945–1977) | ||
Begum Abida Ahmed (17 July 1923 – 7 December 2003) was an Indian politician, First Lady of India from 1974 to 1977, and the wife of the fifth President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974–1977). She was twice member of the Lok sabha from Bareilly parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 1980 and 1984.
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Early life
She was born on 17 July 1923 at Sheikhupur, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh to Mohammad Sultan Hyder 'Josh'. Ahmed was educated from Women's College, Aligarh, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. She is the direct descendant of great Sufis Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar and Sheikh Salim Chishti.
Career
Television production
She Produced TV serials Kahani Shahjahanabad Ki & Shershah Suri
Both Directed by Gurbir Singh Grewal and telecast on DD National.
Tributes
Shamsul Hasan made a life-size statue of "Ghalib", which had been ordered by Ahmed.
A train was named after her: Abida Begum Express: Delhi Jn. - Raxaul. It has since been renamed. It is now called Satyagrah Express.