9 2 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁she ▁married ▁Far im ang ▁Singh ate h , ▁then ▁medical ▁officer , ▁but ▁future ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁G amb ia . ▁They ▁had ▁six ▁children ▁together . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁who ▁are ▁both ▁A hm adi y ya , ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁H aj j ▁- ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Me cca ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Singh ate h ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁were ▁early ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Progress ive ▁Party , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁they ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁colonial ism . ▁Singh ate h ▁herself ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁radical ▁within ▁the ▁party . ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁marriage , ▁Singh ate h ▁was ▁an ▁activ ist ▁and ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁people ▁to ▁receive ▁char itable ▁ship ments ▁of ▁second - hand ▁cl othing ▁from ▁Belg ium ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁in ▁regions ▁like ▁Bak ote h , ▁Su k uta ▁and ▁rural ▁villages . ▁ ▁Singh ate h ▁served ▁as ▁First ▁Lady ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 - 7 0 , ▁when ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁elected . ▁They ▁both ▁the ▁first ▁G amb ians ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁those ▁posts , ▁he ▁as ▁Governor ▁General , ▁she ▁as ▁First ▁Lady . ▁In ▁her ▁role , ▁Singh ate h ▁was ▁concerned ▁with ▁w elf are ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁phil anth rop