For the Scottish librarian, see Amina Shah (librarian).
Amina Shah
Born
31 October 1918 (1918-10-31) Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
19 January 2014 (2014-01-20) (aged 95)[1] Golders Green, London, England
Occupation
Author, poet, storyteller
Nationality
Afghan, British
Subject
Storytelling, travel, exploration, Arab World, cross-cultural studies
Relatives
Shah family
Amina Maxwell-Hudson (born Amina Shah; 31 October 1918 – 19 January 2014)[1] was a British anthologiser of Sufi stories and folk tales,[2] and was for many years the Chairperson of the College of Storytellers. She was the sister of the Sufi writers Idries Shah and Omar Ali-Shah, and the daughter of Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah[2] and Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah, a Scottish woman. Her nephew is the travel writer and documentary filmmaker Tahir Shah; her nieces are Safia Shah and the writer and documentary filmmaker Saira Shah.
^ abStaff (19 January 2014). "Death Certificate of Amina Maxwell-Hudson (nee Shah)" (PDF). General Register Office for England and Wales. The Idries Shah Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ abSmoley, Richard; Kinney, Jay (2004). Hidden Wisdom. Wheaton, IL/Chennai, India: Quest Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-8356-0844-1.
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Bradford West, Amina Ali won with 142 votes against Shah's 13. However, Ali resigned shortly afterwards citing personal reasons and Shah was chosen as...
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princess who became Queen of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran. Fawzia was the daughter of Fuad I, seventh son of Ismail the Magnificent...
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