She held the office of the Deputy President of the council from 1937 to 1940 and acted as the Leader of Opposition in the council from 1950 to 1952–54. She was the first woman in India and the first Muslim woman in the world to reach this position.
From 1937 to 1940, she held the office of Deputy President of the council, and from 1950 to 1952–54, she served as Leader of Opposition in the council. She was the first woman in India and the first Muslim woman globally to attain this position.