Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan

1905 – 1990

Women of the Movement

Known for

Founded APWA; first woman Governor of Sindh

Biography

Wife of the first Prime Minister, she organized women volunteers to help refugees in 1947 and founded the All Pakistan Women's Association (APWA) in 1949. She later served as ambassador to the Netherlands, Italy and Tunisia, and in 1973 became the first woman Governor of Sindh.