Sultana Siddiqui (سلطانہ صدیقی), also known as Sultana Apa (سلطانہ آپا), is a Pakistani media mogul, television director, and producer who is the founder of Hum Network Limited.[1]
Siddiqui is an active director of Hum Network Limited and the president of Hum Network Limited. By virtue of that she became the first woman in Pakistan to establish a TV station.[2]
Early life
Sultana was born in Hyderabad, Sindh, into a Sindhi qazis (Muslim judges) family living there, Sultana being the seventh of ten children.[3] She received her early education from government schools in Hyderabad.[4]
"Siddiqui was a tomboy. She would climb trees, challenge bullies and at times play truant. People who know her from those heady days say that she was the undisputed leader of kids in the neighbourhood".