Hassan was born into a Muslim family in Karachi, Pakistan and - TopicsExpress

Hassan was born into a Muslim family in Karachi, Pakistan and brought up in Karachi and London. She was the sister of singer Zoheb Hassan and Zara Hassan. She received her bachelors in Business Administration and Economics at the Richmond American University in London. In 1991, she became an intern in the Women’s International Leadership program at the United Nations. Later on she went on to work for United Nation’s office of Political and Security Council Affairs. Nazia Hassan held aLondon University law degree (LLB). Nazia Hassan was the daughter of Basir Hassan, a businessman, and Munizeh Basir, an active social worker. She had two siblings, brother Zohaib and sister Zahra, both of whom became singers. Nazia was married on 30 March 1995 to Ishtiaq Beg[5] but they divorced ten days before her death.[6] They had a son, Arez, on 7 April 1997. Her illness[edit] Grave of Nazia Hassan at Hendon Cemetery Hassan fought a long battle with cancer during the last years of her life and died of lung cancer in London on 13 August 2000 at the age of 35