Career
In the 1937 elections, she was one of the few women who successfully contested from a non-reserved seat and was elected to the U.P legislative assembly. Begum Aizaz Rasul remained a member till 1952. She held the office of the Deputy President of the Council from 1937 to 1940 and acted as the Leader of Opposition in the Council from 1950 to 1952.
Despite her family background, she was known for her strong support for zamindari abolition.
She also strongly opposed the demand for separate electorates based on religion. Between, 1969 and 1971, she was the Minister for Social Welfare and Minorities.
In 2000, she was awarded a Padma Bhushan for her contribution to social work. Begum Aizaz Rasul was elected the Deputy Leader of the Delegation and the Deputy leader of Opposition in the Constituent Legislative Assembly.
She held the office of President of the Indian Women Hockey Federation for 20 years and was also President of the Asian Women's Hockey Federation.
The Indian Women"s Hockey Cup is named after her. Maintaining a keen interest in sport, she even donned men"s whites to bat for the Presidents XI versus the Prime Minister"s XI, goodwill match in 1952.