Begum Abida Ahmed

Begum Abida Ahmed (17 July 1923 – 7 December 2003) was an Indian politician, First Lady of India from 1974 to 1977, and the wife of the fifth President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974–1977). She was twice member of the Lok sabha from Bareilly parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 1980 and 1984.

Begum Abida Ahmed
First Lady of India
In role
24 August 1974  11 February 1977
PresidentFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Vice PresidentGopal Swarup Pathak
B.D. Jatti
Preceded bySaraswati Bai
Succeeded byShrimati Sangamma
Personal details
Born17 July 1923
Badaun district, United Provinces, British India
Died7 December 2003 (aged 80)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
(m. 1945; died 1977)
Children3
EducationAligarh Muslim University
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