A. S. Nathaniel (died 2013) was a Pakistani

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who served

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in his last days at

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. She was recruited in 1938 in the Health Department and was specially debuted to attend to Jinnah in 1948. She retired in 1980. In 2000, Ms Nathaniel received a

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for her services by former Pakistani President Rafique Tarrar. She died on October 6, 2013, and is buried at the Christian Cemetery at Jail Road, Lahore.

Personal life

She was married to Salas Nathaniel and had three children, namely, Dr Victor Nathaniel, Dr Maureen Christy Munir and Keith Sadiq Nathaniel. She was a practicing Christian.

References

2013 deaths Year of birth missing Pakistani nurses Pakistani Christians Pakistani women Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz People from Quetta {{Pakistan-bio-stub