M. Fathima Beevi (30 April 1927 to 23 November 2023) was an Indian jurist who in 1989 became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of India and the first Muslim woman appointed to any higher judiciary in the country, serving until 1992. She began her legal career as an advocate in 1950 and rose through Kerala subordinate judiciary before serving as a judge of the Kerala High Court from 1983 to 1989. After her Supreme Court tenure she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission from 1993 to 1997 and as Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001, the eleventh person to hold that office.
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RoleJudge of the Supreme Court of India 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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What made Fathima Beevi's 1989 appointment historic?
She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of India.
In 1989 M. Fathima Beevi became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of India and the first Muslim woman appointed to any higher judiciary in the country. She served on the Court until 1992, after earlier serving on the Kerala High Court from 1983 to 1989.
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1927-04-30
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born on 30 April 1927
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Fathima Beevi was born on 30 April 1927 at Pathanamthitta in the Kingdom of Travancore, now in the Indian state of Kerala, as the daughter of Annaveettil Meer Sahib and Khadeeja Beevi into the Rowther family.
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2023-11-23
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died on 23 November 2023
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Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
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Judge of the Supreme Court of India
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an Indian judge
Member Of: Supreme Court of India, Introduction
Fathima Beevi (30 April 1927 - 23 November 2023) was an Indian judge who was a justice of the Supreme Court of India.
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was an Indian judge who was a justice of the Supreme
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