Former education minister for Sindh, Dr Hamida Khuhro passed away after a protracted illness on Sunday morning in Karachi. Her funeral was held after Asr prayers and laid to rest in Gizri graveyard. A historian, a politician, a professor and a writer Khuhro twice served as the provincial minister for education. She was the daughter of Muhammad Ayoub Khuhro, who served as Sindh Premier and Sindh chief minister before and after creation of Pakistan.
Khuhro belonged to a very influential family which was once considered an arch rival of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The Khuhros belong to Larkana's Aqil village.
She secured her PhD in South Asian history from University of London and taught at Oxford University before she joined Sindh University, Jamshoro as a professor.
Being a prolific writer she penned many books such as "Sindh Through the Centuries", Mohammed Ayub Khuhro: a life of courage in politics", "The Making of Modern Sindh: British Policy and Social Change in the Nineteenth Century". She also co-authored Karachi Mega City of Our Times with Anwer Mooraj.