Background
Riazuddin was born in Calcutta on 15 October 1928 and graduated from Kinnaird College, Lahore, in 1949.
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Begum Akhtar Riazuddin
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Government College University.
Career
She did her Master of Arts in English from Government College, Lahore, in 1951. She began her practical life with the profession of teaching. She remained a lecturer at Islamia College for Women, Lahore, from 1952 to 1965.
Their daughter, Mississippi
Nigar Ahmad, is the chairperson of the Aurat Foundation. Mr. Riazuddin, a senior civil servant, is the nephew of the Urdu writer, Salahuddin Ahmad. Begum Riazuddin"s literary career is based on two travelogues, ‘Dhanak Par Qadam’ (1969) and ‘Sat Samundar Par’ (1963).
In her travelogues, she uses unique similies and humorous allusions, along with satirical comments.
She writes in an infomal style. Her writings are simple as well as interesting.
Her travelogues feature human mentality, along with civilisation and society. Riazuddin is an activist, focusing on women"s uplift.
She founded her welfare organisation, Behbud Association of Pakistan, for the purpose, in 1967.
She worked as federal secretary of the Ministry of Women"s Development in the late 1980s. She has attended many international conferences for the betterment and welfare of women, including the 32nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women held in Vienna in March 1988. When Benazir Bhutto became the prime minister in 1988, Riazuddin was optimistic and hoped for a better future for women after the harsh Zia regime.
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She also participated in the First All Pakistan Handicrafts Exhibition in Lahore in 1965.
Begum Riazuddin also acted as adviser to the National Craft Council during mid-1980s.
Achievements
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Riazuddin was conferred the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the president of Pakistan in March 2000 for her voluntary social service. She received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" of the Ministry of Women"s Development in August 2005. She was given the Adamjee Prize by the Pakistan Writers" Guild for her pioneering work in the genre of travelogue in Urdu "Dhanak Par Qadam" in March 1970. She was also one of the group of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 as part of the 1000 PeaceWomen project
Membership
Other than being a teacher, she remained a member of the All Pakistan Music Conference Committee from 1957 to 1965. She is a member of the board of governors of the Bait-ul-Mal, to which she was nominated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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Awards
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Nobel Peace Prize; Lifetime Achievement Award Riazuddin was conferred the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the president of Pakistan in March 2000 for her voluntary social service. She received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' of the Ministry of Women's Development in August 2005. She was given the Adamjee Prize by the Pakistan Writers' Guild for her pioneering work in the genre of travelogue in Urdu 'Dhanak Par Qadam' in March 1970. She was also one of the group of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 as part of the 1000 PeaceWomen project.Nobel Peace Prize; Lifetime Achievement Award Riazuddin was conferred the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the president of Pakistan in March 2000 for her voluntary social service. She received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' of the Ministry of Women's Development in August 2005. She was given the Adamjee Prize by the Pakistan Writers' Guild for her pioneering work in the genre of travelogue in Urdu 'Dhanak Par Qadam' in March 1970. She was also one of the group of 1,000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 as part of the 1000 PeaceWomen project.