Melekber Hanim (Arabic: ملك بر هانم, Turkish: Melekper Hanım, died October 1890; meaning "Angel Wings") was the second wife of Sa'id Pasha, Wāli of Egypt and Sudan from 1854 until 1863.
Of Circassian origin,[1] and victim to the Circassian slave trade, she married Sa'id, and gave birth to two sons,[2] Prince Mahmud Bey, who died young at Alexandria in 1846, followed by Prince Muhammad Tusun Pasha, born on 30 April 1853.[1][3] As Sa'id's marriage with his first wife Inji Hanim did not produce any children. So Melekber was selected as a wife for him. Some otherwise perceptive foreign residents were convinced that Inji Hanim was his sole consort, and a measure of the obscurity was Melekber, although, she had borne all of Sa'id's children.[4]
After Sa'id's death in 1863 she never remarried. Their second son died in 1876 aged 23, and Melekber took upon herself the responsibility of raising his son, Prince Omar Toussoun, then only 3 years old. Melekber Hanim died at Alexandria in October 1890. She was buried in the Nabi Daniel Mosque, Alexandria, and was later reburied in the Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.[5]
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Together with Said, Melekber had two sons:
Prince Mahmud Bey (died young, at Alexandria, 1846);
Prince Muhammad Tusun Pasha (30 April 1853 - Alexandria, 10 July 1876);[6]
^ abMontgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage. p. 33. ISBN978-0-850-11029-6.
^Cuno, Kenneth M. (April 1, 2015). Modernizing Marriage: Family, Ideology, and Law in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Egypt. Syracuse University Press. p. 33. ISBN978-0-815-65316-5.
^"زوجات حكام مصر من عهد محمد على حتى عهد الملك فاروق الاول - فاروق مصر". www.faroukmisr.net. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
^Beshara Doumani (February 1, 2012). Family History in the Middle East: Household, Property, and Gender. SUNY Press. p. 258. ISBN978-0-791-48707-5.
^"Mehmet Sait Paşa Vali of Misir (Egypt), Sudan, Hicaz and Taşoz". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
melekber, hanim, arabic, ملك, بر, هانم, turkish, melekper, hanım, died, october, 1890, meaning, angel, wings, second, wife, pasha, wāli, egypt, sudan, from, 1854, until, 1863, diedoctober, 1890alexandria, egyptburialal, rifa, mosque, cairo, egyptspousesa, pash. Melekber Hanim Arabic ملك بر هانم Turkish Melekper Hanim died October 1890 meaning Angel Wings was the second wife of Sa id Pasha Wali of Egypt and Sudan from 1854 until 1863 Melekber HanimDiedOctober 1890Alexandria EgyptBurialAl Rifa i Mosque Cairo EgyptSpouseSa id Pasha died 1863 wbr IssueMahmud BeyMuhammad Tusun PashaNamesArabic ملك بر هانم Turkish Melekper HanimHouseMuhammad Ali by marriage ReligionSunni Islam Contents 1 Life 2 Issue 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife editOf Circassian origin 1 and victim to the Circassian slave trade she married Sa id and gave birth to two sons 2 Prince Mahmud Bey who died young at Alexandria in 1846 followed by Prince Muhammad Tusun Pasha born on 30 April 1853 1 3 As Sa id s marriage with his first wife Inji Hanim did not produce any children So Melekber was selected as a wife for him Some otherwise perceptive foreign residents were convinced that Inji Hanim was his sole consort and a measure of the obscurity was Melekber although she had borne all of Sa id s children 4 After Sa id s death in 1863 she never remarried Their second son died in 1876 aged 23 and Melekber took upon herself the responsibility of raising his son Prince Omar Toussoun then only 3 years old Melekber Hanim died at Alexandria in October 1890 She was buried in the Nabi Daniel Mosque Alexandria and was later reburied in the Al Rifa i Mosque Cairo Egypt 5 Issue editTogether with Said Melekber had two sons Prince Mahmud Bey died young at Alexandria 1846 Prince Muhammad Tusun Pasha 30 April 1853 Alexandria 10 July 1876 6 See also editList of consorts of the Muhammad Ali DynastyReferences edit a b Montgomery Massingberd Hugh 1977 Burke s Royal Families of the World Africa amp the Middle East Burke s Peerage p 33 ISBN 978 0 850 11029 6 Cuno Kenneth M April 1 2015 Modernizing Marriage Family Ideology and Law in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Egypt Syracuse University Press p 33 ISBN 978 0 815 65316 5 زوجات حكام مصر من عهد محمد على حتى عهد الملك فاروق الاول فاروق مصر www faroukmisr net Retrieved 2020 12 07 Beshara Doumani February 1 2012 Family History in the Middle East Household Property and Gender SUNY Press p 258 ISBN 978 0 791 48707 5 Mehmet Sait Pasa Vali of Misir Egypt Sudan Hicaz and Tasoz Retrieved 3 December 2020 Al Amir Mohamed Tousson Sa id 1853 1876 External links editSoszynski Henry Melekber Ancestry com Inc Retrieved 2010 02 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melekber Hanim amp oldid 1194652881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
