Abida Hussain

Abida Hussain
Abida Hussain
Minister of Food and Agriculture
	In office; 21 February 1997 – 12 October 1999
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Yousuf Talpur
Succeeded by	Sikandar Hayat Bosan
Constituency	NA-87
Minister of Population Control and Census
	In office; 21 July 1997 – 12 October 1999
Deputy	Ahsan Iqbal; (Dy Chair. of the PLANCOM)
Preceded by	Julius Salik
Succeeded by	Omar Asghar Khan
Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 26 November 1991 – 24 April 1993
Appointed by	Nawaz Sharif
President	Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Preceded by	Najmuddin Shaikh
Succeeded by	Dr. Maliha Lodhi
Personal details
Born	Syed Abida Hussain; 1948 (age 75–76); Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistani
Political party	PPP (2023-present)
Other political; affiliations	PMLN (2022-2023); PTI (2018-2022); PMLN (2013-2018); PPP (2008-2013); PML-Q (2001-2008); PMLN (1997-1999); PPP (1993-1996); PMLN (1990-1993); Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1990); Pakistan Muslim League (1985-1988)
Spouse	Fakhar Imam
Relations	Jugnu Mohsin (cousin)
Children	Sughra Imam; (Daughter)
Alma mater	Bahauddin Zakariya University; (B.A. in Poly Sci.)
Profession	Landlord, diplomat

Syeda Abida Hussain–Imam (سيدہ عابدہ حسین b. 1948) is a Pakistani conservative politician, diplomat and socialite on the platform of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).

Born into a feudal family in Pakistan, she served as the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States from 1991 to 1993, and the Minister of Food and Agriculture Population Control in the second administration of Nawaz Sharif from 1997 until being removed in 1999.

She is known for her political views that reflect fiscal conservatism on economical issues as well as for her conservation of the environment and wildlife of Pakistan.

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