Khalida Zahir(Arabic:خالدة زاهر;1927–2015), also spelledKhalda Zahir,was one of the first female Sudanese doctors and women's rights activist.
Khalida Zahir | |
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| Born | Omdurman |
| Occupation | Physician |
Childhood and education
editZahir was born inOmdurman.She graduated from the Kitchener School of Medicine, at what later became theUniversity of Khartoum,in 1952, along with Z Serkisiani.[1]
Medical career
editKhalida and Serkisiani were the first female doctors of medicine in Sudan.[1]
Khalida treated poor people free of charge in her clinic. She became head of paediatrics at the Sudanese Ministry of Health. She retired in 1986.[2]
Political activism
editKhalida was the first female member of the student union in 1947 and she joined the peace negotiations in relation to southern Sudan the same year. Khalida was one of the few women who joined a political party in the 1940s. She founded theYoung Women's Cultural SocietywithFatima Talibin 1948.[3]The first Sudanese women's organization, it provided education for women on health, reading and writing.[2]She was among the founders of theSudanese Women's Union(SWU) in 1952, an organization which campaigned for suffrage and labour rights.[2]Khalida was elected president of SWU in 1958.[4]
Death
editKhalida died 9 June[citation needed]2015.[4]
References
edit- ^abMohamed IN, Abdelraheem MB, Abdullah MA (2012)."Sudanese female doctors in paediatrics"(PDF).Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics.12(2): 36–43.PMC4949896.PMID27493343.
- ^abcMubarak, Khalid Al (2015-06-23)."Khalida Zahir obituary".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved2016-11-20.
- ^Turshen, Meredeth (2000-01-01).African Women's Health.Africa World Press. pp. xi.ISBN9780865438125– via Google Books.
- ^ab"1st January Sudan National Day: Women Role In Independence Movement".Sudanow.2018-12-23.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-11-15.Retrieved2019-11-15.
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