Emina Ilhamy was an Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
Background
Princess Emina Ilhamy was born on 24 May 1858 in Istanbul. She was the eldest daughter of Lieutenant General Damad Prince Ibrahim Ilhamy Pasha and his concubine by the name of Nazrin. She was the granddaughter of Abbas Hilmi I. She had a brother, Prince Nail Bey, and two sisters, Princess Zainab and Princess Tawhida.
Princess Emina married her father"s cousin Tewfik Pasha on 16 January 1873, with whom she lived very happily.
Career
She was the first consort to be styled Khediva from 19 January 1873. The marriage was consummated on 23 January 1873 at the Kasr al-"Ali Palace, Cairo. In possession of a large personal fortune, she gave a great part of it away in donations and charitable institutions, and was surnamed "Umm al-Muhsinin", "the Mother of Charity." A girls" school that she founded, whose principal ornament is a heavy, ornate sabil in Turkish baroque style, stands close to the mosque of Ibn Tulun.
lieutenant is now known by the name of Umm Abbas, "Mother of Abbas." Princess Emina was as beautiful as she was kind and dignified.
Princess Emina died in exile in her country house on 19 June 1931 at Bebek, Bosphorus, Istanbul, and was buried in Khedive Tawfik Mausoleum, Kait Bey, Cairo. 24 May 1858 - 19 January 1873 Her highness Princess 19 January 1873 – 7 January 1892 Her highness Khediva Effendimiz 8 January 1892 – 19 December 1914 Her highness Valida Pasha.