Nisar Fatima

Nisar Fatima Zahra MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1985–1988
Personal details
Born	Fatima Zahra (1935-10-14)14 October 1935
Died	2 September 1991(1991-09-02) (aged 55)
Nationality	Pakistani
Spouse	Iqbal Ahmed Chaudhary
Relatives	Ahsan Iqbal (son)

Nisar Fatima Zahra (14 October 1935 – 2 September 1991 in Lahore) was a Pakistani politician and religious scholar who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She was daughter of Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Khan from Rehmanabad, Khanqah Dogran.^[1] She also served as a member of Islamic Ideology Council and played a role in the formation of anti-blasphemy law in the country.^[2][3][4]

She founded the Apa Nisar Fatima Girls High School to promote the cause of girls' education among low-income people. She was married to the late Iqbal Ahmed Chaudhry and had four sons and two daughters. She was the mother of interior minister of Pakistan, Ahsan Iqbal.^[5]

References

1. Members of National Assembly (1985–88)
2. Zeb Babar, Aneela (April 24, 2017). We are All Revolutionaries Here. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9789386062505.
3. "A brief history of the anti-blasphemy laws". Herald. 31 October 2018.
4. "Hand out blinkers for blasphemy law". The Express Tribune. February 4, 2011.
5. "احسن اقبال کون ہیں؟". BBC (in Urdu). 23 December 2019.