Zeinab Zulficar (born Zeinab Saeed Arabic: زينب سعيد; 20 September 1895 - 18 March 1990) was the first lady-in-waiting of Nazli Sabri and the mother of Queen Farida.
Zeinab Zulficar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zeinab Muhammad Saeed 18 September 1895 |
| Died | 18 March 1990 (aged 94) |
| Title | Lady of Honor of the royal court |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Farida Zulficar Muhammad Zulficar Cherif Zulficar |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Mahmoud Sa'id (brother) |
Biography
editBorn on 20 September 1895 to a prominent family.[1] Her father was Mohamed Saeed Pasha, who served as the prime minister[2][3] and her mother was Adila Hanim Mazloum.[4] Her brother was the painter Mahmoud Sa'id.[5][6][7]
Zeinab attended Collège Notre-Dame de Sion in Alexandria.[4] She lived in the palace of her father, Muhammad Saeed Pasha, which was next to the palace of Nazli Sabri, and she quickly became friends with Nazli.[4] When Nazli Sabri married King Fuad, she appointed Zeinab Saeed as her first lady-in-waiting and gave her the title of «Lady of honour of the royal court».[4] In 1920, Zenaib married Yousef Zulficar, an Egyptian judge and diplomat.[4][8][9] They had 3 children: Farida, Mohamed and Cherif.[10][11]
In 1937, Zeinab and her daughter Farida accompanied the Egyptian royal family in their tour around Europe.[12][13] During this tour, her daughter Farida and Farouk got to know each other and married in 1938.[14] After the 1952 revolution, Zeinab lived with her daughter Farida in Cairo.[15] She later died on 18 March 1990 and was buried in Cairo.[16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hussein, Marwa. نساء الأسرة العلوية ودورهن في المجتمع المصري [Women of the Alawite family and their role in Egyptian society] (in Arabic).
- ^ Qamra, Abeer. المرأة والمدينة الكوزموبوليتانية [Women and the Cosmopolitan City] (in Arabic). p. 118.
- ^ Hashim, Farouk. فريدة ملكة مصر تروى أسرار الحب والحكم [Farida, Queen of Egypt, tells the secrets of love and rule] (in Arabic). p. 89.
- ^ a b c d e Farag, Samir. الملكة فريدة ثائرة على عرش فاروق : صفحات من تاريخ الملكية المصرية بالوثائق والصدر [Queen Farida Rebelling against Farouk's throne: Pages from the history of the Egyptian monarchy with documents and chest] (in Arabic). p. 105.
- ^ Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt. American University in Cairo Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-977-424-579-4. OCLC 237384904.
He was also the maternal uncle of Queen Farida...
- ^ الشموع (candles) Issues 12-15 1989
- ^ Lotua, Abd-el Karim. سيرتى واسرارهم [My biography and their secrets] (in Arabic). p. 183.
- ^ El-tamawy, Ahmed. أفراح ملوك ورؤساء مصر [The Celebrations of the Kings and Presidents of Egypt] (in Arabic). p. 79.
- ^ التمثيل السياسي المصري بين معاهدة 1936 والحرب العالمية الثانية [Egyptian political representation between the Treaty of 1936 and World War II]. Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive (in Arabic). Bibliotheca Alexandrina. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ "Farouk Honors Girl's Parents" (fee required). The New York Times. 26 August 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
Egypt's young King Farouk conferred today the title of Pasha on Youssef Bey Zulfikar, father of his fiancee...
- ^ "List of Pashas 1915–52". Egy.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ Tābiʻī, Muḥammad (1978). مصر ما قبل الثورة: من اسرار الساسة والسياسيين [Egypt before the revolution: secrets of politicians] (in Arabic). p. 28.
- ^ Kamel, Rashad (2014). الملكة نازلى غرام وانتقام [Queen Nazli Love and Revenge] (in Arabic). p. 91.
- ^ Stadiem, William (1991). Too Rich: The High Life and Tragic Death of King Farouk. New York: Carroll & Graf Pub. ISBN 0-88184-629-5 p.123-124
- ^ Farag, Samir. الملكة فريدة ثائرة على عرش فاروق : صفحات من تاريخ الملكية المصرية بالوثائق والصدر [Queen Farida Rebelling against Farouk's throne: Pages from the history of the Egyptian monarchy with documents and chest] (in Arabic). p. 36.
- ^ Uktūbar - Volume 14, Issues 691-705