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Rattanbai Jinnah (née Petit; 20 February 1900 – 20 February 1929), also known as Ruttie Petit, was the wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an important figure in the creation of Pakistan and the country's founder.
Excerpted with permission from 'Ruttie Jinnah: The Woman who stood defiant' by Dr Saad S. Khan, published by Penguin Random House.
His second marriage took place in 1918 to Rattanbai Petit (granddaughter of Dinshaw Maneckji Petit and Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata), a Parsi who was 24 years his junior. Rattanbai converted to Islam when she married Jinnah. [14]
Ratanbai 'Ruttie' Petit is controversial but a woman of guts from pages of Indian history. Her marriage with Mohammed Ali Jinnah raised many eyebrows.
Dec 25, 2023 · 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. “Sir Dinshaw Petit (Rattanbai’s father) had understandably been furious when his friend Jinnah proposed to his daughter.
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Dec 7, 2012 · Answer, Rattanbai Petit died on February 15th 1929. Not after the creation of Pakistan. If Jinnah wanted, he had ample time to get married after that but he did not and concentrated in freeing...
