M. Fathima Beevi (30 April 1927 – 23 November 2023) was a judge of the Supreme Court of India. Appointed to the apex Court in 1989, she became the first female judge to be a part of the Supreme Court of India, and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any of the higher judiciaries in country. On her retirement from the court, she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and later as the Governor of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001. In 2023, she was honoured with Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala.
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30 April 1927 Pathanamthitta, Kerala
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23 November 2023 (aged 96)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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