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MECCA
Al-Hashimi Dynasty
GENEALOGY
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1827, 1851-1856 and 1880-1881 H.H. Amir ‘Abdu’l-Mutalib Pasha Al-Ghalib, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. 1790, son of H.H. Sharif Muhammad Ghalib bin Musa’ad bin Said bin Sa’ad Al-Zeid, Grand Sharif of Mecca. Appointed by the Sultan of Turkey to succeed his cousin, August 1827. Deposed in September 1827 but re-appointed in July 1851. Deposed again for the second time on 6^th January 1856, for opposing the Sultan’s reforms, including the abolition of slavery. Re-appointed June 1880. Deposed again by Osman Pasha for allegedly keeping-up a secret correspondence with the British, 31^stAugust 1881. Imprisoned in the Castle of Taif then confined under house arrest at Mecca for the rest of his days. Rcvd: the Imperial Order of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) special class in brilliants of Turkey (x.3.1880). m. (first) a daughter of Dahilu’llah Bey. m. (second) a daughter of Sharif Muhsin. He d. at the Palace of Behadieh, Muna, near Mecca, 29^th January 1886, having had issue, eight sons and two daughters:

1) Sharif Reza Bey Al-Ghalib. He had issue, one son:

a) Sharif Musaid bin Reza Al-Ghalib. He had issue, one son:

i) Sharif Saud bin Musaid Al-Ghalib.

2) Sharif Azad Bey Al-Ghalib. He d.s.p. unm.

3) H.E. Sharif Ahmad ‘Adnan Pasha Al-Ghalib. He quarrelled with his father and fled from Mecca to Ibn Rashid, before moving to Damascaus, and finally settling down in Istanbul. He d. ca. 1910, having had issue:

a) Sharif Masa’id Pasha Al-Ghalib.

b) Sharif Sadiq Pasha Al-Ghalib. m. Rafia Khanum, and d. before December 1922, leaving six children, including:

i) Sharif Rafiq Bey Sadiq Al-Ghalib. He had issue, four sons:

(1) Sharif Talib bin Rafiq Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharif Mubarak bin Rafiq Al-Ghalib.

(3) Sharif Sadiq bin Rafiq Al-Ghalib.

(4) Sharif Harith bin Rafiq Al-Ghalib.

ii) Sharif Khalid Bey Sadiq Al-Ghalib.

iii) Sharif Hamid Bey Adnan Al-Ghalib. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 1907, educ. Ghalata Serai Coll, Istanbul.

i) Sharifa Dellal Khanum.

ii) Sharifa Sadiah Khanum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

c) Sharif Yahya Adnan Pasha Al-Ghalib. He had issue, several sons:

i) Sharif Muhammad Bey Yahya Al-Ghalib.

ii) Sharif Rajwan [Wijdan] Bey Yahya Al-Ghalib. He had issue, four sons:

(1) Sharif Sa’ad bin Rajwan [Wijdan] Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharif Mubarak bin Rajwan [Wijdan] Al-Ghalib.

(3) Sharif Majid bin Rajwan [Wijdan] Al-Ghalib.

(4) Sharif Muhammad bin Rajwan [Wijdan] Al-Ghalib.

iii) Sharif ‘Ali Bey Yahya Al-Ghalib. He had issue, seven sons:

(1) Sharif Zainal Abidin bin ‘Ali Al-Ghalib. He had issue, three sons:

(a) Sharif Aun? bin Zainal Abidin Al-Ghalib.

(b) Sharif Daud bin Zainal Abidin Al-Ghalib. He had issue, two sons:

(i) Sharif Tarir bin Daud Al-Ghalib.

(ii) Sharif Ibrahim bin Daud Al-Ghalib. He had issue, a son:

1. Sharif Nakh …bin Ibrahim Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharif Hasan bin ‘Ali Al-Ghalib. He had issue, a son:

(3) Sharif ‘Abdu’l Muttalib bin ‘Ali Al-Ghalib.

(4) Sharif ‘Abdu’llah bin ‘Ali Al-Ghalib. He had issue, five sons:

(a) Sharif Munir bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Ghalib.

(b) Sharif Jabir bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Ghalib.

(d) Sharif Shakir bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Ghalib.

(e) Sharif Ali? bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Ghalib.

(5) Sharif Muhsen bin ‘Ali Al-Ghalib. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

(6) Sharif Ahmad bin ‘Ali Al-Ghalib. He had issue, three sons:

(a) Sharif Faisal bin Ahmad Al-Ghalib. He had issue, two sons:

(i) Sharif Sadiq al-… bin Faisal Al-Ghalib.

(ii) Sharif Ghali bin Faisal Al-Ghalib. Head of the Al-Sharif Ghalib Endowment & Trust Fund (Jeddah Branch).

(b) Sharif ‘Abdu’l Muttalib bin Ahmad Al-Ghalib. He had issue, a son:

(i) Sharif Hashim bin ‘Abdu’l Muttalib Al-Ghalib.

(i) Sharif Hanifa bin Mahmud Al-Ghalib.

(ii) Sharif ‘Abdu’l Muhsen bin Mahmud Al-Ghalib.

(iii) Sharif ‘Abdu’l Aziz bin Mahmud Al-Ghalib.

(iv) Sharif ‘Abdu’l … bin Mahmud Al-Ghalib.

(v) Sharif Asad bin Mahmud Al-Ghalib.

(vi) Sharif ‘Abdu’l …bin Mahmud Al-Ghalib.

(7) Sharif Surur bin ‘Ali Al-Ghalib Al-Ghalib. He had issue, a son:

(a) Sharif Mansur bin Surur Al-Ghalib.

iv) Sharif Sharaf Bey Yahya Al-Ghalib. He had issue, four sons:

(1) Sharif Najid bin Sharaf Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharif Naqi bin Sharaf Al-Ghalib.

(3) Sharif Muhammad bin Sharaf Al-Ghalib.

(4) Sharif Sharaf bin Sharaf Al-Ghalib.

v) Sharif Narikh (?) Bey Yahya Al-Ghalib. He had issue, two sons:

(1) Sharif Majid bin Narikh (?) Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharif Mitas bin Narikh (?) Al-Ghalib. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

vi) Sharif Rajeh Bey Yahya Al-Ghalib. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

(1) Sharif Hamid bin Rajeh Al-Ghalib.

(1) Sharifa Wijdan [Rajwan] bint Rajeh Al-Ghalib.

d) Sharif Muhammad ‘Ali Bey Adnan Al-Ghalib.

e) H.E. Sharif Muhammad Sharaf Pasha Adnan Al-Ghalib. Presdt Hijaz & Nejd Shura Council and Chair First International Islamic Conference June 1926. He had issue, five sons:

i) Sharif Zahid Bey Sharaf Al-Ghalib.

ii) Sharif Rabeh Bey Sharaf Al-Ghalib. He had issue, twin sons:

(1) Sharif Muzahim bin Rabeh Al-Ghalib. He had issue, two sons:

(a) Sharif Kinana bin Muzahim Al-Ghalib.

(b) Sharif Husam bin Muzahim Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharif Mutain bin Rabeh Al-Ghalib. He had issue, three sons:

(a) Sharif Sultan bin Rabeh Al-Ghalib.

(b) Sharif Muhammad bin Rabeh Al-Ghalib.

iii) Sharif Najid Bey Sharaf Adnan Al-Ghalib. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

(1) Sharif Jamil bin Najid Adnan Al-Ghalib. He had issue, a son:

(a) Sharif Essam bin Jamil Adnan Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharifa Sarmad bint Najid Adnan Al-Ghalib.

iv) Sharif Najeh Bey Sharaf Al-Ghalib. He had issue, two sons:

(1) Sharif Sharaf bin Najeh Al-Ghalib.

(2) Sharif Nasser bin Najeh Al-Ghalib.

v) Sharif Rajeh Bey Sharaf Al-Ghalib. He had issue, two sons:

(1) Sharif Azim bin Rajeh Al-Ghalib. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

(2) Sharif Hazim bin Rajeh Al-Ghalib.

4) Sharif ‘Abdu’llah Bey.

5) Sharif Mahmud Bey. He d. 4^th August 1891.

6) Sharif ‘Ali Jabir al-Devi Pasha. b. 1850. m. (a) a Circassian (d. at Kanlijah, Bosphorus, Turkey, 1875). m. (b) ... He d. suddenly at Istanbul, Turkey, April 1880 (bur. Turkish Cemetery, Scutari), having had issue, five sons and two daughters:

a) H.H. Amir ‘Ali Haidar bin ‘Ali Jabbar al-Dhawi, Grand Sharif of Mecca (s/o a Circassian) – see below.

b) Sharif ‘Ali Bey. m. Aisha Mukarrama Khanum [AyÅŸe Mükerrem Hanim] (d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 1935, bur. in the tomb of Osman Pasha AhfadÄ±ndan), daughter of ..., by his wife, Farida Khanum. He had issue, five sons and five daughters:

i) Sharif Zainal Abidin bin ‘Ali [Zeynel Abidin].

ii) Sharif Adnan bin ‘Ali.

iii) Sharif ‘Abu Numay bin ‘Ali [Ebu Nemey].

iv) Sharif Ayman bin ‘Ali [Eymen].

v) Sharif Barakat bin ‘Ali [Berekat].

i) Sharifa Muzayna bint ‘Ali [Müzeyne].

ii) Sharifa Muyyad bint ‘Ali [Müeyyet].

iii) Sharifa Batul bint ‘Ali [Betül].

iv) Sharifa Muburra bint ‘Ali [Mübürre].

v) Sharifa Zahina bint ‘Ali [Zehine].

c) Sharif Said Bey bin ‘Ali Jabbar al-Devi. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

d) H.E. Sharif Ja’afar Haidar Pasha bin ‘Ali Jabbar al-Devi. Mbr Cttee of Union and Progress (CUP) 1908, Agent for the CUP in Syria and Yemen, Senator of the Ottoman Empire 1908-1919, joined his brother in Medina 1916, but sent back in February 1917 on suspision of being pro-British. He lived at Lahej, after the Great War. Rcvd: the Imperial Orders of Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) 2^nd class of Turkey. m. at Istanbul, Turkey, Hatija Yenga [Khadija] (d. 1918), daughter of Muhi-ud-din. He had issue, a son:

i) H.H. Prince ‘Abdu’l-Karim Ja’afar Zeid Dhaoui. b. 1914 (s/o Hatija). First Chamberlain of the Royal Jordanian Court 1954-1957, First Secretary to King Hussein 1957, Senator of the Kingdom of Jordan. Granted the personal title of Prince (Amir) with the style of His Highness by King Hussein I of Jordan. m. at Amman, 10^th June 1943, H.R.H. Princess Haya (b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 1907; d. at Amman, 1990, bur. Royal Mausoleum, Raghadan Palace, Amman), eldest daughter of H.M. ‘Abdu’llah I, King of the Hashimite Kingdom of the Jordan, GCMG, GBE, by his first wife, H.M. Queen Musbah, elder twin daughter of H.H. Amir Nasser Pasha.

e) Sharif Ghalib bin ‘Ali Jabbar al-Devi.

a) Sharifa Hariya bint ‘Ali Jabir al-Devi. She d. unm.

b) Sharifa Attiya bint ‘Ali Jabir al-Devi. m. Yahya. She d. 1935.

7) H.E. Sharif Fahad Pasha. b. at Kanlijah, Bosphorus, Turkey, 1850, educ. Bayazid High Sch, and the Imperial Prince’s Sch, Yildiz Palace, Istanbul. He d. at Istanbul,
Turkey, 10^th March 1880, having had issue, two sons:

a) Sharif Yusuf Bey Fahad.

b) Sharif Reza Bey Fahad.

8) H.E. Sharif Hashim Pasha. b. 1858. He d. 1881, having had issue, a son:

a) H.E. Sharif Sa’ad ud-din Pasha. Special Envoy to the Tribes for Amir ‘Ali Haidar Pasha 1915-1916. He had issue, three sons:

i) Sharif Hamid bin Sa’ad ud-din. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:

(1) Sharif Ghazi bin Hamid. He had issue, five sons:

(a) Sharif Hamid bin Ghazi.

(b) Sharif Aammar bin Ghazi.

(d) Sharif Hassan bin Ghazi.

(2) Sharif Nahidh bin Hamid. b. 1963, educ. Chalmers Univ of Technology (Lic. Hydraulic Engineering 1997, PhD Applied Mechanics 2002), Gothenburg, Sweden. Snr Researcher at the Finite Element Center of Chalmers Univ of Technology 2004-2005, CFD multiphase expert Volvo AB 2005. He had issue, two sons:

(a) Sharif Taj ud-din bin Nahidh.

(b) Sharif Sa’a ud-din bin Nahidh.

ii) Sharif Muhammad bin Sa’ad ud-din. He had issue, a son and six daughters:

(1) Sharif Sa’ad ud-din bin Muhammad. He had issue, six sons and two daughters:

(a) Sharif Rakan, bin Sa’ad ud-din.

(b) Sharif Sultan bin Sa’ad ud-din.

(d) Sharif Hazem bin Sa’ad ud-din.

(e) Sharif Zamil bin Sa’ad ud-din.

(f) Sharif Sharaf bin Sa’ad ud-din.

iii) Sharif Redha bin Sa’ad ud-din. He d.s.p.

1) Sharifa Muzaima Khanum.

2) Sharifa Azza Khanum.

1881 - 1882 H.H. Amir 'Abdu'l-Ilah Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (first time) - see below.

1882 - 1905 H.H. Amir Aun ar-Rafiq Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. at Mecca, February 1841, son of H.H. Amir Muhammad III bin 'Abdu'l Muin al-'Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, educ. privately. Turkish Minister of State 1878-1882. Appointed as Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca by the Sultan of Turkey, 30^th August 1882. Installed at Mecca, 8^th October 1882. Rcvd: the Imperial Orders of Glory (Atiq Nishan-i-Iftikhar) (30.8.1882), Exalted Order of Distinction (Nishan-i-Ali-Imtiaz), the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 1^stclass, and Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) 1^st class, Imtiyaz Medals in gold and silver, Liyakat Medals in gold and silver, and Hijaz Medal in gold of Turkey, the Order of the August Portrait, and the Order of the Lion & Sun 1^st class of Persia, etc. m. Fatima Khanum (d. after 1919), daughter of Jari. He d. at Taif, 17^th July 1905, having had issue, one son:

1) H.H. Al-Sharif Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Aun Bey. b. at Istanbul, before 28^th January 1876. m. 4^th October 1894, Sayyida Fatima bint Asad. He had issue, seven sons:

a) H.H. Al-Sharif Ahmad bin Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Aun. b. 1896. m. at Cairo, Egypt, 1927 (div. 1929), Muhiba [Biba] Khanum (b. August 1904; m. second, (Sahib ul-Izza) Sharif Shahin Bey), second daughter of H.E. (Sahib us-Sa’ada) Muhammad Muhsin Pasha, by his wife, Mediha Khanum, daughter of H.E. (Sahib us-Sa’ada) Khalil Kamil Yeghen Pasha. He d. 1948, having had issue, one daughter:

i) Sharifa Suheila bint Ahmad. b. 1928. She d. 1929.

b) H.H. Al-Sharif ‘Abdu’l-Hamid bin Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Aun. b. 1898, educ. at Cairo, Egypt. Heavily involved in a conspiracy with his brothers to topple the Saudi regime in 1940, convicted and condemned to death bur later had his sentence commuted to imprisonment. After a period of detention at Riyadh he was allowed to leave the country. Hon Captain Arab Legion, 28/2/1955. m. Fakhria Brav (or Birav) (d. at Cairo, 1982), a Circassian lady connected to the Shirrin family. He d. at Kensington, London, 6^th September 1963, having had issue, a daughter:

i) H.R.H. Princess Dina bint ‘Abdu’l-Hamid. b. at Cairo,1928, educ. Coll of St Claire and Cairo Inst, Cairo, Egypt, Girton Coll, Cambridge (MA), and London Univ. Lecturer in English Literature at Cairo Univ. Styled Queen Dina al-Hussein with the style of Her Majesty from 19^th April 1955, and Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid with the style of Her Royal Highness from 24^thJune 1957. Hon Presdt The Arab Women’s Assoc in London. Author “Duet for Freedom” (1988). Rcvd: GC of the Orders the Renaissance special class (19.4.1955), Civil Merit of Spain (3.6.1955), etc. m. (first) at Raghadan Palace, Amman, 19^th April 1955 (div. 8^th June 1957) H.M. Hussein I, King of the Hashimite Kingdom of the Jordan (b. at Amman, 14^th November 1935; d. at Amman, 7^thFebruary 1999, bur. Royal Mausoleum, Raghadan Palace, Amman), eldest son of H.M. Talal, King of the Hashimite Kingdom of the Jordan, by his wife H.M. Queen Zein, elder daughter of Sharif Jamal ‘Ali bin Nasser. m. (second) in Jordan, 7^th October 1970, Salah Ta’amari (b. at Bethlehem, 27^th October 1942), né Asad Sulayman Abd al-Qadir, PLO cdr Karameh, Jordan until 1970, Lieut-Col, served in South Lebanon 1982, captured and imprisoned by the Israelis 1982-1983, MLA for Bethlehem 1995, Minister for Sport and Youth 2003.

d) H.H. Al-Sharif ‘Al-Aun bin Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Aun. b. 1902. m. at Istanbul, 31^st August 1953, Shahindi, daughter of Yusuf Ziya Sukal. He d. 1968.

e) H.H. Al-Sharif Hassan bin Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Aun. b. 1902, educ. in Cairo. Heavily involved in a conspiracy with his brothers to topple the Saudi regime in 1940. He d. unm. 1968.

f) H.H. Al-Sharif Yousif bin Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Aun. b. 1904, educ. m. Adila Khanum. He d. at Westminster, London, October 1991, having had issue, two
sons, and one daughter:

i) Al-Sharif Aun bin Yousif Al-Aun. b. 1948.

ii) Al-Sharif Ahmad bin Yousif Al-Aun. b. 1951. m. at Stockport, Cheshire, May 1989, Sandra P. Campbell.

i) Al-Sharifa ‘Aliya bint Yousif Al-Aun. b. 1952. She d. 1968.

g) H.H. Al-Sharif ‘Ali bin Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Aun. b. 1908, educ. in Cairo. Heavily involved in a conspiracy with his brothers to topple the Saudi regime in 1940. m. Inji Khanum. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

i) Al-Sharif Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Aun. b. 1950.

i) Al-Sharifa Fatima bint ‘Ali Al-Aun. b. 1948.

1905 H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah Pasha bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. 1845. Appointed as the successor to his brother, 1905. He d. at Istanbul, Turkey, before taking up his post, 1905.

1905 - 1908 H.H. Amir ‘Ali Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. 1859, son of H.H. Amir ‘Abdu’llah Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, educ. Istanbul. Deputy
and Assistant to his paternal uncle 30^th November 1885. Appointed to succeed him as Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, by the Sultan of Turkey, 14^thOctober 1905. Deposed and ordered to reside in Istanbul, 26^thOctober 1908. Allowed to settle in Egypt. Rcvd: the Imperial Orders of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 1^st class and Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) 1^stclass of Turkey. m. (first) Sharifa Rahma bint ‘Ali, youngest daughter of Sharif ‘Ali bin Muhammad, by his wife, Salha, a Yemeni widow from the Bani-Shahar tribe. m. (second) Mahitab bint ‘Abdu’llah. [m. (third?) a daughter of Sharif Fittin]. He d. in Egypt, 1941, having had issue, two (or four) sons and a daughter:
- 1) H.H. Al-Sharif 'Abdu'llah bin 'Ali Bey.
- 2) H.H. Al-Sharif 'Abdu'l Muhsin Al-Barakati bin 'Ali Bey. Official Agent for King Hussein in Egypt, where he owned property at Saft el-Laban (Giza) and Tarut (Mina el-Qamh). Governor of Mecca under his uncle in 1917. He later entered the service of Ibn Saud and was appointed Amir al-Arban (Dir of Tribes), Presdt Inspectorate of Government Departments in 1930 and served until that office was abolished in the 1940s. Author of "Al-Rihlat al-Yamaniyyah" or "ar-Rihla al-yamaniya" (1912).
- 3) H.H. Al-Sharif Al-Hasan bin ‘Ali Bey (s/o Mahitab). He had issue, including a son:
- 4) H.H. Al-Sharif Al-Hussein bin 'Ali Bey. b. 30^th September 1918. He escaped into exile in London with his family after the coup d'etat in Iraq, 1958. m. at Baghdad, Iraq, 1949, H.R.H. Princess Badia (b. at Damascus, Syria, June 1920), third daughter of H.M. 'Ali bin Hussein, King of the Hijaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca, GBE, by his wife H.M. Queen Nafissa, second daughter of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'l Ilah Pasha, Grand Sharif of Mecca. He d. at Westminster, London, 1^st July 1998 (bur. Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey), having had issue, three sons:
- 1) Al-Sharifa Aisha bint ‘Ali (d/o Rahma).

1881-1882 and 1908 H.H. Amir ‘Abdu’l-Ilah Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. 1845, youngest son of H.H. Amir Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’l Muin al-‘Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. Assumed the amirate with the help of Osman Pasha, after he had deposed ‘Abdu’l-Mutalib, 31^st August 1881. His appointment was not confirmed by the Sultan, who proclaimed his brother instead and had him imprisoned in the Castle of Taif, 30^th August 1882. Compelled to return to Istanbul, where he was compensated with membership of the State Council and the rank of Vizier. Proclaimed as Amir and Grand Sharif by the Sultan, at Istanbul, 26^th October 1908 but died before proceeding to the Holy cities. Rcvd: the Imperial Orders of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 1^st class and Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) 1^stclass, Liyakat Medals in gold and silver, Hijaz Medal in gold of Turkey, the Order of the Lion & Sun 1^st class of Persia, etc. m. Mihr-i-Shah Malika Khanum (d. at Baghdad, Iraq, 22^ndNovember 1927), a Circassian lady. He d. several days after suffering an apoplectic fit at the tomb of his son, at Emirgan, Bosphorus, Turkey, 29^th October 1908, having had issue, one son and
two daughters:
- 1) Sharif Salim Pasha. He d. at Istanbul, Turkey, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - a) Sharif Dr. Ahmad Hazim Bey. m. H.R.H. Princess Jalila (b. at Mecca, 1923; d. in Hospital, at Baghdad, Iraq, 28^th December 1955), youngest daughter of H.M. 'Ali ibn Hussein, King of the Hijaz, and Grand Sharif of Mecca, GBE, by his wife H.M. Queen Nafissa, daughter of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'l-Ilah Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca.
  - b) Sharif Hashim Bey.
  - a) Sharifa Musbah Khanum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 1) Sharifa Abdiya Khanum. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 18xx.
- 2) Sharifa Nafissa Khanum [H.M. Queen Nafissa of the Hijaz]. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 1886. m. at Yenikoy, Bosphorus, Turkey, 1906, H.M. 'Ali ibn Hussein, King of the Hijaz, and Grand Sharif of Mecca, GBE (b. at Mecca, Arabia, 1879; d. at Baghdad, Iraq, 14^th February 1935), eldest son of H.M. Hussein ibn 'Ali, Caliph al-Islam, King of the Hijaz, Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, GCB, by his first wife, Sharifa Abdiya bint 'Abdu'llah, daughter of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. She k. by the military plotters outside the Rihab Palace, Baghdad, Iraq, 14^th July 1958, having had issue, one son and four daughters - see below.

1908 - 1916 H.H. Amir Hussein Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (first time) - later Caliph al-Islam, King of the Hijaz, and Commander of the Faithful - see below.

1916 - 1917 H.H. Amir ‘Ali Haidar Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. at Kanlijah, Bosphorus, 15^th December 1866, eldest son of Sharif ‘Ali Jabir al-Devi Bey, by a Circassian lady, educ. Kanlijah Primary Sch, Bosphorus, Bayazid High Sch, and the Imperial Prince’s Sch, Yildiz Palace, Istanbul. Mbr Council of State 1890, Senator of the Empire of Turkey 1908-1916 & 1922-1923, Minister for Wakfs (Pious Foundations) 1911-1912. Appointed by the Sultan of Turkey as Amir of Mecca and 1^st Vice-Presdt of the Senate, 18^th June 1916. Never able to reach Mecca due to the Arab revolt, he resided at Medina 26^th July 1916 – 21^st March 1917, then went into voluntary exile in the
Lebanon. Rcvd: Exalted Order of Distinction (Nishan-i-Ali-Imtiaz) (1889), the Imperial Order of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) special class in brilliants (18.6.1916, 1^st class 1912), and the Imtiyaz Medals in gold and silver of Turkey. m. (first) at Istanbul, 1884, Sabiha Khanum (d. 8^thFebruary 1961). m. (second) at Istanbul, April 1902, Fatma Khanum (b. 1874; d. at Alexandria, Egypt, 12^th May 1952), née Isobel Dunn, Dir of the American Coll for Girls in Istanbul 1898-1902, daughter of Colonel Dunn Bey, a British officer in Turkish service. He d. at Le Phare, Ras Beirut, Lebanon, 24^th March 1935, having had issue, four sons and three daughters:

1) H.H. Prince (Al-Amir Al-Sharif ) Damad Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Majid Haidar Bey Effendi. b. at Kurucheshme, Beshiktash, Istanbul, Turkey, 1889 (s/o Sabiha), educ. Galatasaray Coll, and the Univ of Istanbul, Turkey. A gifted musician of the cello, violin and piano. Expelled from Turkey and deprived of Turkish nationality 1924, settled in Beirut 1926-1946, granted Jordanian nationality 1946. Jordanian Minister at the Court of St James’s 1946-1951 and to France 1951-1953, Ambassador to Turkey 1954-1960. Rcvd: the Order of the Two Rivers 1^st class of Iraq, and the GC of the Orders of the Renaissance (special class), Independence of Jordan, Civil Merit of Spain (5.11.1949), etc. m. at Göztepe Palace, Turkey, 17^th February 1910, H.I.H. Princess Rukiya Sultana (b. at the Ciragan Palace, Ortakoy, Beshiktash, Istanbul, 1^st June 1885; d.s.p. at Istanbul, Turkey, 16^th June 1971, bur. there), educ. privately, rcvd: the Nishan-i-Ali-Imtiaz, and the Nishan-i-Shafakat 1^st class of Turkey, third daughter of Major-General H.I.H. Prince Muhammad Salah ud-din Effendi of Turkey, by his second wife, Davhida Zat-i-Gul Khanum Effendi. He d.s.p. at Istanbul, Turkey, 23^rd November 1965.

2) Sharif Muhammad Muhi ud-din Bey [Muhiddin Haydar Targan]. b. at Kurucheshme, Beshiktash, Istanbul, Turkey, 21^st January 1892 (s/o Sabiha), educ. English High Sch, and the Univ of Istanbul, Turkey, and at New York Univ, New York, USA (LLD, D Lit). Musician with Istanbul City Orchestra 1932-1936, Dir Baghdad Acad of Music 1936-1947, Dean of the Institute of Fine Arts 1940-1949, and Istanbul Konservatuari 1949-1951. A violin virtuoso and composer. m. at Istanbul, Turkey, 8^th April 1950, Safiya Khanum [Safiye Ayla Targan] (b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 13^th September 1907; d. there, 14^th January 1998, bur. Zincirlikuyu Cemetery), educ. Women’s Teacher Training Coll, Bursa, the famous singer, sonwriter and bradcaster who made over 500 recordings in Turkish classical music, daughter of Hafiz ‘Abdu’llah Bey, a gentleman of Egyptian and Hijazi descent. He d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 13^th September 1967 (bur. Zincirlikuyu Cemetery).

3) H.H. Prince (Al-Amir Al-Sharif ) Muhammad Amin Haidar Bey. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 1895 (s/o Sabiha), educ. English High Sch, Istanbul, in Baghdad, Iraq, and Univ of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Professor of English at Dar al-Mu’allimin, Baghdad, Dir-Gen of Imports at Iraqi Ministry of Supply, Vice-Presdt Iraqi Govt Oil Refineries Admin 1957-1958. Hon Mbr Royal Central Asian Soc (1946). Copyright© Christopher Buyers

4) Sharif Faisal Haidar Bey [Faysal Haydar Targan]. b. 1905 (s/o Sabiha), educ. English High Sch, Istanbul. Lived in Turkey and managed the family properties there. Adopted the family name of Targan. m. Farida Khanum. He d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 2^ndJune 1956 (bur. Zincirlikuyu Cemetery), having had issue, two daughters:

a) Sharifa Nukhad [Nukhet]. m. James Howell. She had issue, including one son.

b) Sharifa Najla [Necla]. m. (first) at Istanbul, Turkey, 11^th December 1953, Ilhan Sarvan (d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 16^th September 1978), son of Hilmi Sarvan, a leading merchant of Istanbul, by his wife, Semiha. m. (second) … Sarpel.

1) Sharifa Nimatu’llah Khanum [Nimet Refik SadÄ±k] (d/o Sabiha). m. Refik SadÄ±k.

2) Sharifa Sufeyma [Sfyneh] Khanum (d/o Fatma). m. ‘Abdu’r Razzak Hano Bey, an Egyptian subject.

3) Sharifa Musbah Khanum [H.R.H. Princess Musbah Haidar]. b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 25^th November 1910 (d/o Fatma). Chair Anglo-Arab Assoc Ltd in 1955. Author of “Arabesque” (1944) and “Dawn Beyond the Tamarisks” (1953). m. as his second wife, Major Francis Daniel Steuart Fripp [Ghalib Bey] (b. at Dartford, Kent, 8^th
April 1898; d. at Kensington, 1966), cmsnd as Lieut IA 13/1/1918, transf Welsh Guards 12/1/1919, actg Capt 29/1/1920, prom Capt 1/1/1921, actg Maj 15/1/1922, Staff Capt India 1932-1936, prom Maj 1/1/1935, GSO 2 to the Inspector-Gen India 1936-1937, Inspector of Infantry and GSO 2 Training with BMM Iraq 1937, Hon Treasurer Anglo-Arab Assoc Ltd in 1955, former husband of Norah Francis Mary Selby, and elder son of Daniel Steuart Fripp, FCA, of Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, by his wife, Ethel Frances, daughter of Captain Alderton. She d.s.p.s. at Kensington, Mdsx, 13^thJanuary 1977 (bur. Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey), having had issue:

a) Col. Helm-Sagar Fripp.

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