Rattanbai Jinnah | |
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Born | Rattanbai Petit 20 February 1900 |
Died | 20 February 1929 Bombay, British India | (aged 29)
Nationality | British Indian |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 (Dina Wadia) |
Family |
Rattanbai Jinnah or Maryam Jinnah (née Petit; 20 February 1900 – 20 February 1929), also known as Ruttie Petit, was the wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an important figure in the creation of Pakistan and the country's founder.
Petit belonged to two of the most influential families of the Indian Subcontinent, the Petit family, through her father and the Jinnah family through her marriage to Jinnah. Her daughter Dina Wadia married Bombay Dyeing chairman Neville Wadia, of the Wadia family.[1][2]