Sulekha Hussain
Sulekha Hussain | |
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| Born | 1 January 1930 |
| Died | 15 July 2014 (aged 84) Vaduthala, Kochi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Writer |
Sulekha Hussain (Urdu: زلیخا حسین) (1930 – 15 July 2014) was an acclaimed Urdu novelist from India. One of her granddaughters, Nimi Farook, is married to a Canadian citizen, Yasser Mohammed Ali Jinna, and lives currently in Toronto. Hussain wrote many novels and short stories. She was nominated to the committee awarding fellowships in Urdu language by the Union Cultural Affairs Ministry in 2012.