Begum Anwar Ahmed

Begum Anwar Ahmed

6th President of the International Alliance of Women
In office 1964–1970
Preceded by	Ezlynn Deraniyagala
Succeeded by	Edith Anrep

Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani

Begum Anwar Ahmed was a Pakistani feminist, who served as chairman of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 1958 and as the 6th president of the International Alliance of Women from 1964 to 1970.^[1]

Her husband served as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States.

References

Presidents of the International Alliance of Women
1 Carrie Chapman Catt 2 Dame Margery Corbett Ashby 3 Hanna Rydh 4 Ester Graff 5 Ezlynn Deraniyagala 6 Begum Anwar Ahmed 7 Edith Anrep 8 Irène de Lipkowski 9 Olive Bloomer 10 Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos 11 Patricia Giles 12 Rosy Weiss 13 Lyda Verstegen 14 Joanna Manganara

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