Fatima Zakaria
Overview
 
Fatima Zakaria was an editor of the Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 Times and is now the editor of the Taj
Taj
Taj is a Persian word that means crown.Taj may refer to:-Further disambiguations:*Taj Mahal , for places and things of that name*Taj al-Din , for people of that name, including Taj El-Din, etc....

 magazine of the Taj Hotels
Taj Hotels
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is a worldwide chain of hotels and resorts. A part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces own and operate 76 hotels, 7 palaces, serviced apartments, 6 private islands and 12 resorts and spas, spanning 52...

. Her office is in the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. She is the widow of Rafiq Zakaria
Rafiq Zakaria
Rafiq Zakaria was an Indian politician and Islamic scholar and father of well known Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria and former Merrill Lynch investment banking head Arshad Zakaria...

, who was an Indian politician and Islamic scholar. She is the mother of four children: The Elder, Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, famous art historian and writer, living in Mumbai, the second, Mansoor Zakaria, the third, Arshad Zakaria, who has been an executive vice president of Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America. With over 15,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets it is the world's largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York...

 and now runs a hedge fund, and the youngest Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Rafiq Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist and author. From 2000 to 2010, he was a columnist for Newsweek and editor of Newsweek International. In 2010 he became Editor-At-Large of Time magazine...

 who is an editor of Newsweek and an anchor on CNN and an Alumni Fellow of Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...

,.

Rafiq Zakaria established The Maulana Azad Education Trust
The Maulana Azad Education Trust Aurangabad
Dr.Rafiq Zakaria started the Maulana Azad Education Society at Aurangabad with Maulana Azad College of Arts and Science in 1963 which is affiliated to Dr...

 in the historic city of Aurangabad Maharashtra India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.
 
x
OK