Hamida Khuhro

Hamida Khuhro (August 13, 1936–February 12, 2017)[1] was a Pakistani politician and historian who twice served as Sindh's Minister for Education and also served as a Professor of History at the University of Sindh.[2][3]

Hamida Khuhro
Born(1936-08-13)13 August 1936
Larkana, Pakistan
Died12 February 2017(2017-02-12) (aged 80)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materSOAS, University of London
RelativesMuhammad Ayub Khuhro (father)

Family and education

Khuhro is the daughter of Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, a former chief minister of Sindh.[4] She has a PhD in South Asian History from the University of London[5] and also attended the Universities of Karachi, Cambridge and Oxford.[6] She was a Muslim and was married.[4]

Career

Academia

As an academic historian, Khuhro taught at Karachi and Oxford universities before becoming a professor at Sindh University.[6]

Political

In 1971, when military action was launched in East Pakistan, she was a student at Oxford University. She was one of the few Pakistanis who openly condemned it, saying: "I am ashamed to be a Pakistani." A section of the press in West Pakistan denounced her for condemning the military action. She left Sindh University to concentrate on politics and writing. She joined the Sindh National Alliance in 1987 and in 1993 became a member of the Pakistan Muslim League. She had also served as Sindh's minister for education and literacy in 1990.[5][6]

In 2004, she was again appointed as minister for education.

Death

Khuhro died in Karachi after a brief illness on February 12, 2017, aged 80.[7][2]

Books
  • Sind Through the Centuries Karachi: OUP 1994
  • The Making of Modern Sindh: British Policy and Social Change in the Nineteenth Century OUP 1999
  • Khuhro, Hamida, Mohammed Ayub Khuhro: a life of courage in politics. Lahore: Ferozsons, 1998
  • Karachi Megacity of Our Times. edited by Hamida Khuhro and Anwer Mooraj. Karachi: OUP 2010 (2nd edition)

See also

References
  1. "Transitions: Hamida Khuhro, noted historian, passes away". The Express Tribune. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. "Former Sindh education minister Dr Hamida Khuhro dies - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. "Former education minister Hamida Khuhro passes away". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "Provincial Assembly of Sindh: Member Profile". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. "Conference 2003". World Sindhi Institute. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. "Karachi: Megacity of Our Times". Oxford University Press. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  7. "Hamida Khuhro passes away in Karachi". Geo.tv. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.


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