Later Life
Her husband Sir Feroz later became the first Governor of East Pakistan and ultimately the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1957. After his death she continued to be involved in social work activities, along with other prominent lady social workers of Pakistan, such as late Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan, Dr. Attiya Inayatullah and Begum Zari Sarfaraz; and remained a senior and executive member of such organisations as the Family Planning Association of Pakistan, Pakistan Red Crescent Society, the National Crafts Council of Pakistan and others. For a brief while, she also remained Federal Minister for Tourism and Culture, Government of Pakistan, during the regime of General Zia ul Haq. In her later life, she spent a great deal of her time at her cottage "Al-Feroz", in the hills near Abbottabad, Pakistan, and in scenic Islamabad, where she found creative solace to paint and write.
Lady Noon died on 16 January 2000 in Islamabad after a prolonged illness.
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