# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/masuma-begum
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:46:49.875Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/masuma-begum"
name: "Masuma Begum"
slug: "masuma-begum"
description: "Masuma Begum was an Indian politician, social worker, and feminist. She was a member of the Indian National Congress party, serving as their deputy leader, and was active in politics in Andhra Pradesh, becoming a member of the cabinet in 1960. She was the President of the All India Women's Conference in 1962, and worked towards building networks with international feminist organizations, advocating family planning, and working with social welfare organizations in Hyderabad. She was an early public advocate for the end of the social seclusion of Indian women, a practice known as purdah. She was a recipient of the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian honors, in 1974."
tagline: "Women's rights activist from Hyderabad"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1902"
deathDate: "1990"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15.47619047619048
  historical:           9.735709333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump