Get to Know Fauzia Mubarak Ali
When we mention the name Fauzia Mubarak Ali, she is mainly recognized for being the wife of Cat Stevens, the legendary folk music icon. Apart from being a celebrity wife, Fauzia is also a human rights activist and the founder of the Human Rights Advocates Association (HRAA). Her foundation is aimed at seeing that social justice is regularized in Pakistan.
Fauzia’s husband has been the primary reason that pushed her into the spotlight. Therefore, as we talk about the biography and other details of her life, we can’t miss talking about her husband. Let’s get started!
Biography and Early Life of Fauzia Mubarak Ali
Well, Fauzia Mubarak Ali is a female Pakistani British national. She was born on March 24, 1958, in Karachi, Pakistan. Her zodiac sign is Aries and her religion is Islamic. Fauzia is the wife of Cat Stevens and the mother of Hassana Islam, Muhammad Islam, Amina Yusuf, Asmaa Eve Georgiou Islam, and Maymanah Islam.
Her parent’s identity and that of her siblings are not available as she has opted to keep much of her personal life private, especially details before her fame.
Educational and Career Background
Regarding her educational life, Fauzia attended Kinnaird College for Women in Lahore, Pakistan. She then graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Urdu Literature. Afterwards, she left Pakistan and moved to the United States where she furthered her education and earned her Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Columbia.
Regarding her early education, nothing much is available about it. She spent her childhood with her family in Karachi, Pakistan, which is likely the same place where she attended her early education.
Fauzia has established herself as a human rights activist. She has actively been campaigning for women’s rights, social discrimination, democracy, and peace in Pakistan and on other countries in the Middle East.
Her organization focuses on encouraging people to work for social justice in Pakistan and she has always been determined to stop the spread of terrorism. Together with her husband, they have established a charity organization called Small Kindness Charity whose primary aim is to combat terrorism and its effects.
Fauzia’s Relationship and Marriage
So far, Fauzia has been married to Cat Stevens for over 45 years. Her husband’s name is Yusuf Islam but he was born Stevem Demetre Georgiou but he is mainly known by his stage name Cat Stevens.
Fauzia got married to Cat Stevens on September 7, 1979 and the couple is currently living happily in London. According to Stevens, he stated that he showed a variety of women to his mother and he asked her for her opinion on whom choose for a wife.
Nonetheless, he has the final decision on who to choose to become his wife and that’s how he ended up picking Fauzia to become his wife and they started the marriage ceremony. The two then held their marriage ceremony at the Regent’s Park Mosque in London. The couple has five children and they are doing great at raising them.