Abbasia Begum Mecci (1922–1970) was a member of the legislative council of the Indian state of Mysore (now Karnataka) during the 1960s.[1] She is one of the very few Muslim women of her days to have achieved that status. She took M.Sc. Degree from Central College in 1961.[2]
Personal life
Abbasia Begum Mecci married M. S. Mecci and the couple has one son and two daughters.[3]
Positions held
- worked as Superintendent, Government Vigilance Shelter, Bangalore, for a year.[4]
- Elected to the Legislative Council during April 1960.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Demise of Smt. Abbasia Begum Mecci". Debates: Official Report. 44. Mysore Legislative Assembly: 459. 1970. ISSN 0580-423X.
- ^ Council, Mysore (India : State) Legislative (1965). Who's who. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press.
- ^ "Abbasia Begum Mecci". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Abbasia Begum Mecci". www.kla.kar.nic.in.
- ^ Assembly, Mysore (India : State) Legislature Legislative (1970). Debates; Official Report (in Kannada).
- ^ Council, Mysore (India : State) Legislature Legislative (23 February 1970). Debates. Official Report (in Kannada).