Veil (1953). Her autobiography, From Purdah to Parliament (1963), is her best-known writing; she translated it into Urdu to make it more accessible. In 1991 her book Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy: A Biography, about her uncle, was published. She also was one of the eight writers of the book Common Heritage (1997), about India and Pakistan. In her last days, she completed an English translation of Mirat ul Uroos and an Urdu volume on Kahavat aur Mahavray. In 2005 her collection of women's sayings and idioms in Urdu, called Dilli ki khavatin ki kahavatain aur muhavare, was posthumously published. She also wrote Safarnama, in Urdu. Death She died on 11 December 2000, in Karachi, at age 85. Awards and recognition In 2002, President of Pakistan posthumously gave her the highest civil award, Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) award. References External links Find Articles: The London – Begum Shaista Ikramullah (29 March 2001) The Daily Star – Salma Sobhan 1915 births 2000 deaths Suhrawardy family All India Muslim League members Ambassadors of Pakistan to Morocco Politicians from Kolkata Loreto College, Kolkata alumni University of Calcutta alumni Members of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Writers from Karachi Politicians from Karachi 20th-century Pakistani women writers Alumni of SOAS University of London Pakistani people of Bengali descent Pakistani MNAs 1947–1954 Pakistani women ambassadors Recipients of Nishan-e-Imtiaz 20th-century Bengalis 20th-century Pakistani women politicians