Mehmooda Ahmed Ali Shah, popularly known as Miss Mehmooda, was an Indian educationist, social activist and the principal of Government College for Women, M.A. Road Srinagar. She was a close friend and associate of Indira Gandhi and is reported to have worked for creating awareness among the women of Kashmir about the importance of education and for their social empowerment. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for her contributions to Indian education.
Born | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
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11 March 2014 (aged ) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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