List of consorts of the Muhammad Ali dynasty explained

This is a list of consorts of modern Egypt, the wives of the monarchs of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty who reigned over Egypt from 1805 to 1953. The Dynasty's rule came to end with the declaration of the Republic of Egypt on 18 June 1953, 11 months after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. The wives of the Egyptian pretenders are titular queens.

Before Tewfik Pasha Egyptian rulers had harem (which means have more than one wife and several concubines). In a harem women had two statuses. First are the legal wives with the title of Khanum (Hanim). Only four women can have this title at the same time. The second are concubines with the title of Kadin. They can later be raised to Khanum. There can virtually be an unlimited number of women who can enter the harem with this title. Women mentioned in the list are mainly with the title of Khanum.

Consorts of Egypt

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse

Wali consort of Egypt (self-declared as Khedives)

AminaNusratli Ali Agha
177017871808 (after her return from Istanbul) 1824 (her death)1824Muhammad Ali
Ayn al-Hayat1848 (husband's abdication)1849
Mah-Duran1848 (husband's abdication)1880
Shams uz-Zafar1846 (her death)1846
Shams-i-Nur1848 (husband's abdication)1863
Gulizar 2 March 1848 (husband's accession)10 November 1848 (husband's death)19 October 1865Ibrahim Pasha
2 March 1848 (husband's accession)10 November 1848 (husband's death)21 June 1886
Sa’arit2 March 1848 (husband's accession)10 November 1848 (husband's death)17 January 1870
Ulfat18152 March 1848 (husband's accession)10 November 1848 (husband's death)2 March 1865
Mahivech11 November 1848 (husband's accession)13 July 1854 (husband's death)13 November 1889
Piralanat11 November 1848 (husband's accession)13 July 1854 (husband's death)1 November 1892
Inji [Princess Sa’id]184514 July 1854 (husband's accession)17 January 1863 (husband's death)5 September 1890Mohamed Sa'id
14 July 1854 (husband's accession)17 January 1863 (husband's death)October 1890

Princess consort of Egypt

Shehret Feza184919 January 1863
husband's accession
25 June 1879
husband's forced removal
1890Isma'il Pasha
Jananiyar1827185719 January 1863
husband's accession
25 June 1879
husband's forced removal
12 December 1912
186325 June 1879
husband's forced removal
1 November 1907
Shafaq Nur186625 June 1879
husband's forced removal
17 March 1884

Khediva consort of Egypt

Emina IlhamyIbrahim Ilhamy Pasha 24 May 185816 January 187325 June 1879
husband's accession
7 January 1892
husband's death
19 June 1931Tewfik
Ikbal-22 October 187619 February 189519 December 1914
husband's deposition
10 February 1941Abbas II
Zubeyda Javidan
b. May Török de Szendrö
József Török de Szendrö 15 June 18771 March 19107 August 1913
divorce
5 August 1968

Sultana consort of Egypt

Melek TourhanHasan Tourhan Pasha 27 October 1869 12 March 188719 December 1914
husband's accession
9 October 1917
husband's death
4 February 1956Hussein Kamel
Nazli SabriAbdul Rahman Sabri Pasha 25 June 1894 26 May 191915 March 1922
became Queen
29 May 1978Fuad I

Queen consort of Egypt

Nazli SabriAbdul Rahman Sabri Pasha 25 June 1894 26 May 191915 March 1922
became Queen
28 April 1936
husband's death
29 May 1978Fuad I
Farida
b. Safinaz Zulficar
Youssef Zulficar Pasha 5 September 1921 20 January 1938 19 November 1948
divorce
16 October 1988Farouk
Narriman SadekHussain Fahmi Sadiq Bey 31 October 1933 6 May 1951 26 July 1952
husband's forced abdication
16 February 2005

See also