Hamida Khuhro
Dra. Hamida Khuhro is a politician, writer, professor and historian from Pakistan. She has twice served as Sindh's Minister for Education.
Family and education
Khuhro is the daughter of Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, a former Chief Minister of Sindh.[1] She has a PhD in South Asian History from the University of London[2] and also attended the Universities of Karachi, Cambridge and Oxford.[3] She is a Muslim and is married.[1]
Career
Academia
As an academic historian, Khuhro taught at Karachi and Oxford universities before becoming a professor at Sindh University.[3]
Political
Khuhro left Sindh University to concentrate on politics and writing. She joined the Sindh National Alliance in 1987 and in 1993 became a member of the Pakistan Muslim League. She had been appointed as Sindh's Minister for Education and Literacy in 1990.[2][3]
In 2004, Khuhro was again appointed as Minister for Education.
Books
- Sind Through the Centuries Karachi: OUP 1994
- The Making of Modern Sindh: British Policy and Social Change in the Nineteenth Century OUP 1999
- Khuhro, Hamida, Mohammed Ayub Khuhro: a life of courage in politics. Lahore: Ferozsons, 1998
- Karachi Megacity of Our Times. edited by Hamida Khuhro and Anwer Mooraj. Karachi: OUP 2010 (2nd edition)
See also
References
- 1 2 "Provincial Assembly of Sindh: Member Profile". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Conference 2003". World Sindhi Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Karachi: Megacity of Our Times". Oxford University Press. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2013.