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). Women had two statuses in the harem of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. 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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Wali consort of Egypt (self-declared as Khedives) | ||||||||
| Amina | Nusratli Ali Agha
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1770 | 1787 | 1808 (after her return from Istanbul) | 1824 (her death) | 1824 | Muhammad Ali | |
| Ayn al-Hayat | 1848 (husband's abdication) | 1849 | ||||||
| Mah-Duran | 1848 (husband's abdication) | 1880 | ||||||
| Shams uz-Zafar | 1846 (her death) | 1846 | ||||||
| Shams-i-Nur | 1848 (husband's abdication) | 1863 | ||||||
| Gulizar | 2 March 1848 (husband's accession) | 10 November 1848 (husband's death) | 19 October 1865 | Ibrahim Pasha | ||||
| Hoshiyar | 2 March 1848 (husband's accession) | 10 November 1848 (husband's death) | 21 June 1886 | |||||
| Sa’arit | 2 March 1848 (husband's accession) | 10 November 1848 (husband's death) | 17 January 1870 | |||||
| Ulfat | 1815 | 2 March 1848 (husband's accession) | 10 November 1848 (husband's death) | 2 March 1865 | ||||
| Mahivech | 11 November 1848 (husband's accession) | 13 July 1854 (husband's death) | 13 November 1889 | Abbas Helmy I | ||||
| Piralanat | 11 November 1848 (husband's accession) | 13 July 1854 (husband's death) | 1 November 1892 | |||||
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Inji | 1845 | 14 July 1854 (husband's accession) | 17 January 1863 (husband's death) | 5 September 1890 | Mohamed Sa'id | ||
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Melek-ber | 14 July 1854 (husband's accession) | 17 January 1863 (husband's death) | October 1890 | ||||
Princess consort of Egypt | ||||||||
| Shehret Feza | 1849 | 19 January 1863 husband's accession |
25 June 1879 husband's forced removal |
1890 | Isma'il Pasha | |||
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Jananiyar | 1827 | 1857 | 19 January 1863 husband's accession |
25 June 1879 husband's forced removal |
12 December 1912 | ||
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Jesham Afet | 1863 | 25 June 1879 husband's forced removal |
1 November 1907 | ||||
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Shafaq Nur | 1866 | 25 June 1879 husband's forced removal |
17 March 1884 | ||||
Khediva consort of Egypt | ||||||||
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Emina Ilhamy | Ibrahim Ilhamy Pasha | 24 May 1858 | 16 January 1873 | 25 June 1879 husband's accession |
7 January 1892 husband's death |
19 June 1931 | Tewfik |
|
Ikbal | - | 22 October 1876 | 19 February 1895 | 19 December 1914 husband's deposition |
10 February 1941 | Abbas II | |
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Zubeyda Javidan b. May Török de Szendrö |
József Török de Szendrö | 15 June 1877 | 1 March 1910 | 7 August 1913 divorce |
5 August 1968 | ||
Sultana consort of Egypt | ||||||||
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Melek Tourhan | Hasan Tourhan Pasha | 27 October 1869 | 12 March 1887 | 19 December 1914 husband's accession |
9 October 1917 husband's death |
4 February 1956 | Hussein Kamel |
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Nazli Sabri | Abdul Rahman Sabri Pasha | 25 June 1894 | 26 May 1919 | 15 March 1922 became Queen |
29 May 1978 | Fuad I | |
Queen consort of Egypt | ||||||||
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Nazli Sabri | Abdul Rahman Sabri Pasha | 25 June 1894 | 26 May 1919 | 15 March 1922 became Queen |
28 April 1936 husband's death |
29 May 1978 | Fuad I |
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Farida b. Safinaz Zulficar |
Youssef Zulficar Pasha | 5 September 1921 | 20 January 1938 | 19 November 1948 divorce |
16 October 1988 | Farouk | |
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Narriman Sadek | Hussain Fahmi Sadiq Bey | 31 October 1933 | 6 May 1951 | 26 July 1952 husband's forced abdication |
16 February 2005 | ||
See also
- List of ancient Egyptian royal consorts, for the ancient wives of the Pharaoh of Egypt
- List of monarchs of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty
- Muhammad Ali Dynasty
- Muhammad Ali Dynasty family tree
- History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty
- History of Sudan under Muhammad Ali and his successors
