Shah Bano Begum was an Indian Muslim woman from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, whose legal battle for alimony became a landmark moment in India’s judicial and political history. Her case, Mohammed Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (1985), remains a central reference point in debates over secular law versus religious personal law. Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi’s courtroom drama, Haq drew renewed attention to the Shah Bano case. Most of us are aware of the case rulings and their later reversal. Here’s a look at the lesser-known details of Shah Bano’s life, including her five kids.
Meet Shah Bano and Mohammed Ahmed Khan’s children
Shah Bano and Mohammed Ahmed Khan share five children, three sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Hamid Ahmed Khan, was reportedly born in 1933. Hamid worked as a technical assistant in a textile mill. Shah Bano and Ahmed’s second son, Saeed Ahmed Khan, was reportedly born in 1940 and worked as a manager in a transport company. Jamil Ahmed Khan, the youngest son of the ex-couple, served as a branch manager at the Citizen Urban Cooperative Bank. He was reportedly born in 1945 and was a primary supporter of his mother during her legal case.