EGYPT
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The Muhammad 'Ali Dynasty
GENEALOGY
1879 - 1892 H.H. (Sa'adat
Sahib al-Tal'a al-vaiqa al-Khedivi al-Afkham wa'l-duari
al-Akram) Muhammad Tawfik Pasha, Khedive of
Egypt, Sovereign of Nubia, of the Sudan, of Kordofan and
of Darfur, GCB (c 21.6.1887), GCSI (3.5.1875). b.
at the Qasr al-Maniyal, Cairo 30th April 1852,
eldest son of H.H. Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt,
etc., GCB, GCSI, by his fourth wife, H.H. Princess
Shafiq-Nur, Valida Effendimiz, educ.
Royal Sch., Manyal and Tajhiziyya Sch., Cairo. Granted
the personal title of Mîrmîran Pasha
together with the rank of Maj-Gen. in the Imperial
Ottoman Army 6/4/1863, prom. to Vizier and Field
Marshal 19/7/1868. Became Heir Apparent as a consequence
of the change in the rules of succession, 28th
May 1866. Invested as Heir Apparent at the Citadel,
Cairo, 1st August 1868. Presdt. Privy Cncl.
1872-1879 and of the Cncl. of Ministers 10th
March-6th April 1879. Succeeded on the
deposition of his father, 25th June 1879.
Installed at the Citadel in Cairo, 26th June
1879. Grand Master National Grand Lodge of Egypt
1881-1891. Rcvd: the Exalted Order of Honour (Nishan-i-Ali-Imtiaz),
and the Imperial Orders of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh)
special class in brilliants (1st class
19.7.1868), and Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh)
special class in brilliants of Turkey, Knt. of the Order
of the Seraphim of Sweden (7.3.1891), GC of the Orders of
Vasa of Sweden (17.12.1868), Kalakaua I of Hawaii (1882),
SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy, Franz Joseph of
Austria (1886), the Netherlands Lion (6.9.1890), Legion
of Honour of France, etc. Grand Master of the National
Grand Lodge of Egypt 1881-1891. m. 16th
January 1873 (nikah) and at the Kasr al-'Ali
Palace, Cairo, 23rd January 1873 (zifaf),
H.H. Princess Amina Najiya Khanum Effendimiz,
the Daulat al-Valida Sultana (b. at
Istanbul, 24th May 1858; d. at Bebek,
Bosphorus, 19th June 1931, bur. Khedive
Tawfik Mausoleum, Kait Bey, Cairo), known as "Umm
al-Mu'hsinin" in recognition of her many charitable
endowments, the first consort to be styled Khediva
Effendimiz from 19th January 1873, and
became Daulat al-Valida Sultana on the
succession of her eldest son 7th January 1892,
rcvd: the Orders of Honour (Nishan-i-Imtiaz)
and Charity (Nishan-i-Shafakat) 1st
class of Turkey, and GC of the Order of the Crown of
Hawaii (1883), eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H.
Damad Prince Ibrahim al-Hami Pasha. He d.
at Hulvan Palace, 7th January 1892 (bur.
Khedive Tawfik Mausoleum, Kait Bey, Cairo), having had
issue, two sons and three daughters:Copyright© Christopher Buyers, August 2000 - July 2008