Nahid Iskander Mirza, the former first lady of Pakistan, passed away in London on Friday.Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said that the widow of former president Iskander Mirza had been ill for quite some time.Nahid was reportedly Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) founder Zuflikar Ali Bhutto’s wife’s older cousin.“Nusrat Bhutto was 15 years younger than Nahid Mirza,” according to a book titled, “From Plassey to Pakistan: The family history of Iskander Mirza,” written by Mirza’s son Humayun Mirza.It is pertinent to mention here that Nahid was the second wife of Mirza. He finally overcame her doubts with a stream of passionate love letters which always ended with the words “Yours ever in life and in death.” Once she had obtained her divorce in December 1952, he started making plans for them to marry in Europe that summer, a protracted procedure that culminated in their wedding in September.Iskander Mirza then returned to Pakistan, hoping to relinquish his post as Secretary of Defense and return to London to lead a life of conjugal bliss with his new wife. On 13 November 1969, he died of a heart attack. She was overcome with joy — only to find herself with a heap of empty envelopes from which the letters had been extracted.For the Begum, a soaring whirlwind romance ended in 10 years of mild and pleasant exile, followed by 50 years of widowhood – half a lifetime spent cherishing the memory of the man whose photographs she kept in every corner of her apartment, loyal to him “in life and in death.”Please Support Us so That We Can Continue to Bring You the News That MattersThis website uses cookies to improve your experience.

The couple had two sons and four daughters.Humayun Mirza is the only surviving son of Iskander Mirza. Some time after his death, she was told that these had been recovered and would be given back to her. The name Mirza was bestowed to the family to represent royalty. She rediscovered some of her earlier passions, particularly classical Persian poetry. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. The martial law would be for the shortest possible duration until the new elections....President Mirza had not envisaged any change in his previous powers; he wanted to retain the ability to maneuver things in keeping with his own whims.In 1959, President Mirza accepted the resignation of In an attempt to consolidate the powers under his control, President Mirza appointed a new The new administration did not satisfy CMLA Ayub Khan who had more control in the administration than President Mirza.At the London hospital where he died, he once said to his wife, Nahid: "We cannot afford medical treatment, so just let me die. After the partition of India, he was appointed as the Minister of Defence of Pakistan by the prime minister and later appointed in Bengal during the Language Movement in 1952. He attended the Elphinstone College of the University of Mumbai but later quit it and joined Royal Military College after his selection by Governor-General for King’s Commission. What made their marraige even more unlikely was that he was the Secretary of Defense of the host country, and she was the wife of the military attaché of a friendly neighbouring state. Perhaps the most significant event of her final decades was her one and only return to Pakistan in 1998. Soon after the partition, he appointed as the Defence Secretary by Liaqat Ali Khan. Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, was born on 14th December 1898 at Murshidabad a town and district of British India in the Presidency division of Bengal. He served in Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh’s cabinets in the early 1950s, first as Labor Minister and then as Minister of Interior. During British India, it was common that people are given names for their services. ?, Bengali: ????? Historians also asserted that Mirza's role as the Your services are indispensable for Pakistan.

Iskander Mirza was a notable politician who had seen India as a British colony, and was also a witness to the partition of India and Pakistan. The vastness of Iskander Mirza’s political and historical knowledge can thus be assumed. The connection you mentioned between Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and the then President Iskander Mirza is an addition to my knowledge and thanks for that. HALF a century ago, on Nov 13 to be exact, Pakistan’s first elected head of state, Iskander Mirza, died in London.

Ex-president Iskander Mirza’s wife passes away in London by News Desk , (Last Updated January 25, 2019) Nahid Iskander Mirza, the former first lady of Pakistan, passed away in London on Friday.

On 27th October 1958, Ayub Khan ordered to have President Mirza arrested, with the help of Military Police.