Emibai Jinnah Explained

Emibai Jinnah
Birth Date:1878
Paneli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Death Place:Karachi, British India
Resting Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Relatives:See Jinnah family

Emibai Jinnah (1878–1893)[1] was the first wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, from 1892 until her death in 1893.[2] [3] [4]

Life and background

Emibai was born in 1878 in Paneli Moti, a village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, during the time of British India. She was a Gujarati Khoja of Nizari Isma'ili Shi’a Muslim background. She was the niece of businessman Jinnahbhai Poonja.[5] [6] [7] [8]

When she was 14 years of age, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother Mitthibhai Jinnah was urging him to marry his cousin Emibai.[9] Jinnah complied with his mother's wishes and married Emibai at Paneli Village.[10] [11] Shortly after the wedding, Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies. During his stay in England both Emibai and his mother died.[12]

Affected by this tragedy, it was 25 years before Jinnah chose to marry again. Aged about 40, he took Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929) as his second wife on April 19, 1918. Rattanbai died on February 20, 1929.

Unlike Rattanbai, a well known figure in her own right, little is known about Emibai.[13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jinnahbai. Emibai. Who is Emibai Jinnah?. Omnilexica. Jinnah. 3 November 2015. Mumbai. 1. English.
  2. Web site: Jinnah. Khan. Family of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. 1.
  3. Web site: Jinnah. Gandhi. Quaid-e-Azam Family Tree and Facts with Pictures. Blogspot. Wadia. 1.
  4. News: Ali. Khan. The woman Jinnah loved. First Lady of Pakistan. The Express Tribune. Nill.
  5. News: Ali. Khan. The woman Jinnah loved. First Lady of Pakistan. The Express Tribune. Nill.
  6. Web site: Jinnah. Jan. Emibai Jinnah. Beacon Forum. Karachi. 1.
  7. Web site: Jinnahbai. Khan. THE FAMILY OF OUR GREAT LEADER QUAID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH. 1.
  8. Web site: Jinnah. Ali. Jinnah's personal life. Wordpress. Jinnah Merchant. Mumbai. 1892. 2015-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704143530/https://raheelq.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/jinnahs-personal-life/. 2015-07-04. dead.
  9. Web site: Jinnah. Emibai. M. Ali Jinnah Family. Ning. Ningans. Emibai was the cousin of Muhammad Ali Jinnah who, later became his wife.. Mumbai. 1. 2 November 2015. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026163743/http://vustudents.ning.com/m/blogpost?id=3783342:BlogPost:4683085. dead.
  10. News: Fact file: Jinnah's family. . 26 December 2009. Karachi.
  11. Web site: Aliu. Sir. Quaid-E Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. blog. 29 October 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114414/http://blog.ilmkajahan.com/quaid-e-azam-muhammad-ali-jinnah/. dead.
  12. Web site: When Pakistan lost Jinnah . Khan . Rimsha . 10 September 2017 . www.nation.com.pk . The Nation . 31 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Jinnah. Maryam. Ruttie: Another Aspect of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's life. Jinnah. Jinnah. 1. 1918.
  14. Web site: Jinnah. Maryam. Ruttie's love letter to Jinnah. Blogspot:The Express Tribune.

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