Dr Fahmida Hussain was born on July 5, 1948, in Tando Jam in district Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan.
Her father Mohammad Yakoon "Niaz" was also a scholar who had translated poetry of Hafiz Shirazi from Persian to Sindhi language.
Dr Fahmida Hussain is a prolific writer who has more than 15 books to her credit along with several research articles on the subjects of Literary Criticism, Linguistics with special reference to different aspects of Sindhi language, poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and gender issues.
In 1972 Dr Fahmida Hussain was appointed Lecturer of English at the Institute of Education at the University of Sindh, a post she held until 1975.
In the year 1998 Dr Fahmida Hussain accepted the position of Director, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Chair at the University of Karachi.
During all these years starting from 1968 to date, Dr Fahmida Hussain has been writing in Sindhi, Urdu and English on various fronts: as a columnist, editor, researcher, translator, author and linguist.
Currently she retired from the post of chairperson of Sindhi language Authority (SLA), Sindh She has also received a number of awards and recognition for her work and contribution.