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Rattanbai Jinnah ( née Petit; 20 February 1900 – 20 February 1929), also known as Ruttie Petit or Maryam Jinnah, was the wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an important figure in the creation of Pakistan and the country's founder.
Jinnah and Ruttie met at the Petit Chateau in Darjeeling; Rattanbai Petit, the 16-year-old daughter of the rich Parsi Baronet Sir Dinshaw Petit and Jinnah, a established lawyer and a politician. He was twice her age and a Muslim. They married in secret two years later, on April 19, 1918 after she converted to Islam.
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Jul 3, 2021 · Among the pioneer female revolutionaries of early 20th century India, Rattanbai Maryam Jinnah, wife of Pakistan’s founder, is possibly one of the most understudied and underappreciated figures...
- Neha Kirpal
Dina Wadia (née Jinnah; 15 August 1919 – 2 November 2017) was the daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, and Rattanbai Petit. [2] [3] [4] She belonged to some of the most prominent families of the Indian subcontinent, notably, the Jinnah family through her father, the Petit family through her mother, and the Wadia ...
Aug 24, 2018 · But Reddy’s book picks up the thread earlier, in 1918. That was when Jinnah, at forty-two, married Rattanbai (Ruttie) Petit, an eighteen-year-old Parsi woman from Bombay.
Dec 25, 2023 · Rattanbai Jinnah. Eighteen-year-old Rattanbai, a Parsi woman, married Jinnah in early 1918 against her father’s wishes. Jinnah, 42, was far from an ideal suitor — he was not only her father’s age but also from a different religion.
Excerpted with permission from 'Ruttie Jinnah: The Woman who stood defiant' by Dr Saad S. Khan, published by Penguin Random House.
