Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola, born Zubeida Sultan Chinoy in Bombay was an Activist and Social Worker primarily based out of Karachi.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola was the president of All-India Muslim League in UK and founding member of All Pakistan Women's Association.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola was awarded with Sitara-e-Khidmat for her services by the President Ayub Khan.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola received her early education at Convent of Jesus and Mary, Bombay followed by matriculation at the Queen Mary's School.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola then attended Elphinstone College where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola was one of the founding members of the All Pakistan Women's Association.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola was the first President of the Jinnah's All-India Muslim League in the United Kingdom after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola returned to Pakistan in 1953 and continued her work with APWA.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola led various delegations of the organization to Afro-Asia Conferences and China.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola held the position of Chairman APWA Cottage Industry.
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Zubeida Rahimtoola held the position of Secretary's at the Pakistan American Cultural Center in Karachi.
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Begum Zubeida Rahimtoola was awarded the Sitara-e-Khidmat by the President of Pakistan Ayub Khan in 1960 for her contributions to women's organizations in Pakistan and her work on 'West Pakistan Family Laws' including Women's Rights.
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Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola died on 5 July 2015 at age 97 at Karachi, Pakistan.