Mofida Ahmed (1921-2008) was an Indian politician belonging to the

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. She was

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

's first female

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and also one of the first few

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women to be a

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Early life and education

She was born in

Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...

Town to Md. Barua Ali in November 1921. She pursued her education privately. Later in life, she contributed articles to Assamese journals. Her works include ''Biswadip-Bapuji'' and ''Bharatar-Nehru''.

Career

Ahmed worked for the National Savings Scheme in an honorary capacity (14-7-55 to 19-1-57), as a Joint Secretary at Red Cross Society, Jorhat (1946–1949). She was also the Convener of The Women's department of the Congress at

Golaghat Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative ...

since its inception in 1953 to the end of 1956. She also served as the assistant Secretary at

Tezpur Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities with a population exceeding 100, ...

District to the Mahila Samiti (October 1951 to January 1953) at maternity welfare for rescue of fallen women.

Personal life

She married Asanuddin Ahmed on 11 December 1940. She liked

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and gardening . She died at the age of 88 on 17 January 2008 following old age ailments.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Mofida Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Women members of the Lok Sabha India MPs 1957–1962 Lok Sabha members from Assam 1921 births People from Jorhat district 2008 deaths