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Razia Sultana

Razia Sultana served as a cabinet minister in the Punjab government from 2017 to 2022, holding significant portfolios and representing the Malerkotla constituency. Born in 1966 in Malerkotla, she came from a middle-class Muslim family and completed her tenth-grade...

Rehana Javed

Dr. Rehana Javed is a prominent figure in the field of Urdu literature and education in Maharashtra, noted both for her academic leadership and her contributions to preserving and advancing Urdu literary heritage. She served as the former Chairperson of the Board of...

Rehana Sultana

Professor Rehana Sultana was a distinguished Indian academic and a formidable social activist who served as the Dean of the School of Arts & Social Sciences at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad. She passed away on December 10, 2014, at the...

Rehmath Begum Sailaniyoda

Dr. Rehmath Begum Sailaniyoda (sometimes written as Dr. S. Rahmath Begum) is a pioneering figure in Indian medicine, celebrated for her transformative contributions to healthcare in the remote Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Her most distinguished achievement is being...

Rehti Begum (Raj Begum)

Rehti Begum, known to the world as Raj Begum, was a celebrated cultural icon and pioneering female singer from Kashmir, hailed as the “Nightingale of Kashmir.” Born on March 27, 1927, in Srinagar, she was a trailblazer who overcame the conservative social...