Amjadi Bano Begum | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 1946 – 28 March 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1885 (1885) Rampur |
| Died | 28 March 1947(1947-03-28) (aged 61–62) Bombay, India |
| Spouse | Mohammad Ali Jauhar (m. 1902) |
| Relations | Abadi Bano Begum (mother-in-law) |
| Children | 4 |
Amjadi Bano (1885-28 March 1947) also known asAmjadi Bano Begum was an Indian revolutionary, freedom fighter, politician and journalist.[1] She was married toMaulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar.[2][3] She was the lone women in the first working committee of theMuslim League.[4]
She also attended the First Round Table Conference in London.[5] She establishedRoznama Hind, an Urdu daily to spread the message of freedom. She was elected unopposed for a seat in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections of 1946.[6]
Bano was born in 1885 to Azmat Ali Khan, a high official of Rampur State, and received primary education at her home.[7]
Bano was married to Muhammad Ali Jauhar, her cousin, at the age of 17 in 1902. She started her career in activism with her husband andBi Amma, her mother-in-law.[8]
They had four daughters, two of them dying at 19.[citation needed]
Bano died on 28 March 1947 and was buried at Khilafat House, Bombay (now Mumbai).[9]
Mahatma Gandhi, in hisYoung India of 29 November 1921, wrote a special article about her entitled 'A Brave Woman'.