Safia Abdul Wajid

Safia Abdul Wajid, also known as Begum Abdul Wajid, was an Indian educator, political activist and an elected representative in the State Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (UP). She became an active participant in the Indian independence movement after quitting her position as a Mathematics lecturer at a government institution during the 1942 Quit India Movement to protest British rule.

Post-independence, she remained active in politics and served as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Bareilly East constituency of Uttar Pradesh, having won the election to the seat in 1952 (1st Uttar Pradesh Assembly).