Farhat Amin
Farhat Amin (born 26 February 1967) is an Indian journalist, cartoonist and social activist. She's Odisha's state convenor of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, a national rights based organisation which fights for the rights of Muslim women. Farhat is the founder and chief functionary of BIRD Trust, a non-governmental organisation which works for the upliftment of marginalized women in Odisha. She is the pioneer of Muslim women movement in Odisha. In 2005 she was enlisted in the directory of Development journalists published by the prestigious Press Institute of India.
Farhat Amin | |
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| Born | 26 February 1967 Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, social activist |
| Spouse |
Saleem Farook
(m. 1998; died 2000) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Sayeed Mohammed (paternal grandfather),
Begum Badar un nissa Akhtar (paternal grandmother), |
| Family | Suhrawardy family |
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