1. Dina Wadia was the only daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and his second wife, Rattanbai Petit.
12 Facts About Dina Wadia
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Dina Wadia had spent time in London before settling in New York City later in life.
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Dina Wadia married Bombay-based businessman, Neville Wadia in 1938 and had two children: Nusli Wadia and Diana Wadia.
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Dina Wadia was born Dina Jinnah shortly after midnight on 15 August 1919 in London.
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Dina Wadia was named after Lady Dinabai Petit, her maternal grandmother, who raised her.
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Dina Wadia's father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was a lawyer and the leader of the All-India Muslim League, which called for a separate Muslim homeland following the end of British rule in India.
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Dina Wadia was educated in a convent boarding school in Panchgani and a private school in Sussex.
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Dina Wadia was not in attendance at the wedding ceremony.
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This, too, is contentious as Dina Wadia rebuffed this information calling it a rumour.
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Dina Wadia warned that democracy had not been successfully established in any Muslim country and criticized leaders whom she accused of having 'robbed' the nation.
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Dina Wadia was involved in a legal dispute over the ownership of her father's house in Bombay, which she referred to as 'South Court'.
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At the age of 98, Dina Wadia died from pneumonia in her New York City apartment on 2 November 2017.