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Wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1900 – 1929)

Rattanbai Jinnah or Maryam Jinnah (néePetit; 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.

Petit belonged to two of the most influential families of the Indian Subcontinent, the Petit family, through her father and the Jinnah family through her marriage to Jinnah. Her daughter Dina Wadia married Bombay Dyeing chairman Neville Wadia, of the Wadia family.^[1][2]

Early life and background

Rattanbai Petit (often informally called "Ruttie") was born on 20 February 1900 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, into the extremely affluent and well-connected Petit family that belonged to the Parsi community.

She was the only daughter of the businessman Sir Dinshaw Petit, the second baronet Petit, and his wife Lady Dinabai Petit. Her paternal grandfather, Dinsha