Amina Majeed Malik
Begum Amina Majeed Malik (1913–2004) was a Pakistani educationist.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Begum Amina Majeed Malik was born in 1913 in Lahore, Pakistan.[1][3] She received her early education from the Lahore College for Women.[3] She completed her bachelor's degree in teaching (BT) from the Aligarh Muslim University in 1935 and a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Bombay.[3][4] She married Majid Malik in 1932.[3]
Career
[edit]Malik was trained as a journalist in the English language.[3] During British India-era, she was one of the few correspondents for Reuters in India.[3]
In 1955, she founded PECHS School and PECHS College which was later nationalized by the Government of Pakistan.[3][5] In 2003, it was renamed as the Begum Amina Majeed Malik (BAMM) PECHS Government College for Women to honor her contribution.[1] Her daughter, Nagin Malik, is a former principal of the college.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Begum Amina Majeed Malik passes away". Dawn. October 5, 2004.
- ^ Newspaper, the (November 26, 2019). "Remembering Baji". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Begum Majid Malik passes away -". Pakistan Press Foundation.
- ^ "Begum Amina Malik passes away". Business Recorder.
- ^ "Woman power: Breaking the shackles". DAWN.COM. March 21, 2010.