EGYPT

The Muhammad 'Ali Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1854 - 1863 Admiral H.H. Muhammad Sa'id Pasha, Vali of Egypt, Nubia, Darfur, Kordofan and Sennar. b. at Cairo, 17^th March 1822, tenth son of H.H. Muhammad 'Ali Pasha, Vali of Egypt, etc., by his third wife, Ain ul-Hayat Khanum, educ. privately. Granted the rank and title of Mîrmîran Pasha. Cmsnd as Midshipman Egyptian Navy 1840, prom Vice-Admiral 1850, C-in-C of the Egyptian fleet 1850-1854. Succeeded on the death of his paternal nephew, 13^th July 1854. Installed as Vali of Egypt, Nubia, Darfur, Kordofan and Sennar, at the Citadel, Cairo, 14^th July 1854. Outlawed slavery in the Sudan 1854. Field Marshal, Imperial Ottoman Army and Grand Admiral ION 25/8/1854. Rcvd: the the Order of Glory (Atiq Nishan-i-Iftikhar), and the Imperial Orders of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) special class in brilliants (1862), and Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) special class in brilliants of Turkey (1853), GC of the Orders of St Joseph of Tuscany, the Netherlands Lion (20.2.1856), Legion of Honour of France (1863), etc.  m. before 1845, Inji Khanum Effendimiz [H.H. Princess Sa'id] (d.s.p. at Alexandria, 5^th September 1890, bur. in the Nabi Danial Mosque, Alexandria, and later reburied at the ar-Rifai Mosque, Cairo). m. (a) Malik-par Khanum (d. at Alexandria, October 1890, bur. Nabi Danial Cemetery, Alexandria and later reburied at the ar-Rifai Mosque, Cairo), a Circassian slave who was raised to the title of Khanum. He d. from tuberculosis at Mahmudiya, Alexandria, 17^th January 1863 (bur. in the Nabi Danial Mosque, Alexandria, and later reburied at the ar-Rifai Mosque, Cairo), having had issue, two sons:

• 1) Prince Mahmud Bey (s/o Malik-par Khanum). He d. young, at Alexandria, 1846.
• 2) Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince Muhammad Tusun Pasha. b. 30^th April 1853 (s/o Malik-par Khanum), educ. privately. Granted the rank and title of Mîrmîran Pasha, Lieut-Gen Imperial Ottoman Army, PC, Egyptian Minister for the Navy, raised to the rank of Vizier with three horse-tails December 1872. Rcvd: the Order of Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) 1^st class of Turkey. m. (first) 1871, Pashashat-Nur Khanum (b. at Alexandria, 3^rd August 1858; d. there, 3^rd August 1933). m. (second) 1871, Inji Khanum (d. 1881) m. (third) at the Kasr al-'Ali Palace, Cairo, 23^rd January 1873 (nikah) and 30^th January 1873 (zifaf), Princess Fatima Khanum (b. 3^rd June 1853; m. second, 1883, H.E. (Sahib us-Sa'ada) Mahmud Sirri Pasha, and d. at Cairo, 18^th November 1920), second daughter of H.H. Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, etc. GCB, GCSI, by his wife, H.H. Princess Shahrat Faza [Shahrit] Kadin Effendimiz. m. (fourth) ''Um Amina'' Khanum. He d. at Alexandria, 10^th July 1876 (or 7^th July 1876 Chennels) (bur. Nabi Danial Cemetery, Alexandria and later reburied ar-Rifai Mosque, Cairo), having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  • a) Major H.H. Prince Muhammad Sa'id Tusun Bey. b. 1872 (s/o Inji Khanum). Cmsnd into the Egyptian Army, prom Adjutant-Major 1/5/1893, prom Maj. 5/5/1894, ADC to Khedive 'Abbas Hilmi II 1893-1897. m. at St George's Hanover Square, London, 1897, Helen Marriott Lucy [Princess Lucy Tusun] (m. third, at St Marylebone, London, 1900, ... m. fourth, 1902, Gilbert Turner), widow of Henry Francis McGuire. He d.s.p. at Alexandria, 6^th January 1898. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • b) H.H. Prince Muhammad 'Umar Tusun Pasha. b. at Alexandria, 8^th September 1872 (s/o Pashashat-Nur Khanum), educ. Royal Palace Sch., Cairo, in Switzerland, France and England. Granted the rank and title of civil Mîrmîran Pasha . Historian and author, he contributed towards the education of a number of young men, and donated a fortune to universities and hospitals. Some 2000 needy families in Cairo and 300 villages in Upper Egypt were being supported by him at his death. Dir. Horse Cmsn. 1902-1908, Presdt. Egyptian Olympic Cttee. 1910-1934, Royal Agricultural Soc. 1932-1944 (Vice-Presdt. 1907-1932), Alexandria Museum, Soc. of Coptic Archaeology, and the Egyptian Committee for the Succour of Tripoli, Hon. Presdt. Royal Archaeological Soc. of Alexandria, Co-Chair. Ethiopia Cttee. 1935, etc. Author of "Butulat ur-urtat us-sudaniya fi harb ul-Maksik" (1933), "Al-Jaysh al-Misri fi al-Harb al-Rusiya al-ma'ruf bi Harb al-Qurm 1853-1855" (1936), "Tarikh mudiriyat khatt ul-istiwa' ul-misriya" (1937), "Mudhakkara bi-ma sadar anna mundhu fajr al-Haraka al-Wataniyya al-Misriya" (1942), etc. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali, and the Order of the Supreme Sun of Afghanistan 1^st class (22.12.1927). m. at Alexandria, 11^th August 1898, H.H. Princess Bahija Khanum Effendi (b. at Cairo, 24^th June 1877; d. 1945), third daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Prince Hasan Ismail Pasha, by his wife, H.H. Princess Khadija Khanum Effendi, second daughter of H.E. Muhammad 'Ali Pasha. He d. at Alexandria, 26^th January 1944 (bur. Khedive Tawfik Mausoleum, Kait Bey, Cairo), having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    • i) H.H. Prince Muhammad Sa'id Tusun Bey. b. at the Mahmudia Palace, Alexandria, 6^th January 1901 (own biography in Who's Who 1949), educ. privately. Granted the title of Nabil 21^st June 1922 and succeeded his father in the title of Prince and style of His Highness, 26^th January 1944. Presdt. Council of Admin. Fu'ad I Hospital (Al-Maassat), Alexandria Rotary Club, Alexandria Sports Club, Alexandria Racing Club, Muhammad 'Ali Club of Alexadria and Patron Assoc. 'El-Choubane al-Mouslimme'. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali. m. (first) at Alexandria, 4^th November 1931 (div. ca. 1949) Mahivash Aziza Khanum (b. at Alexandria, 12^th May 1915; m. second, Skender de Villa, and d. at Paris, France, 1^st January 1996), styled Princess with the style of Her Highness between her marriage and divorce, only daughter of (Sahib ul-Izza) Husain Shirin Bey, by his wife, H.H. Princess Amina Bihruz Khanum Effendi, daughter of H.H. Prince Ibrahim Rashid Fazil Pasha. m. (second) ca. 1949, Nawal [H.H. Princess Nawal Sa'id Tusun] (m. second, Olivier Charles Humbert, Marquis de La Moussaye, and d. from cancer at Deauville, France, 1990), daughter of (Sahib ul-Izza) Aziz Zaki Bey. He d. at Paris, 13^th February 1980 (bur. there at the Thiais-Parisien Cemetery), having had issue, two sons and one daughter by his first wife, and one son by his second:
      • (1) H.H. Prince Muhammad Husain Tusun. b. at Alexandria, 18^th July 1937 (s/o Mahivash Aziza). Mbr Admin Council of the Assoc Lesseps. m. H.H. Princess Munira Tusun, née Jamal ud-din. He has issue, two daughters:
        • (a) Nabila Yasmina Tusun. b. 1972.
        • (b) Nabila Karima Tusun. b. 1975. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • (2) Nabil Hasan Sa'id Tusun. b. at Cairo, 15^th December 1940 (s/o Mahivash Aziza). m. at Washington DC, USA, 1982, Nabila Irma, née Herrera. He has issue, two sons:
        • (a) Nabil Salim Tusun. b. at New York City, USA, 4^th December 1984.
        • (b) Nabil Farid Tusun. b. at Caracas, Venezuela, 21^st June 1988.
      • (3) Nabil Aziz Sa'id Tusun. b. 1950 (s/o Nawal). m. Abir, née Ikshid.
      • (1) Nabila Bahija Amina Nazrin Sa'id Tusun. b. 10^th June 1948 (d/o Mahivash Aziza).
    • ii) Nabil Hasan Tusun Bey. b. at Alexandria, 2^nd December 1901, educ. Granted the title of Nabil 21^st June 1922.. m. 1940, as her first husband, Nabila Fatima Sharifa (b. at Cairo, 19^th April 1923; m. second, at Sintra, Portugal 29^th April 1949, Lieutenant-Colonel H.R.H. Prince Dom João Maria Felipe Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orleans e Bragança - see Brazil. m. third, Eduardo Bahout, and d. at Rio de Janeiro, 14^th March 1990, having had further issue by her second husband), daughter of (Sahib ul-Izza) Husain Ismail Shirin Bey, by his wife, Aisha Khanum, née Mussalam. He d. in a car crash at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France, 15^th November 1946, having had issue, an only daughter:
      • (1) Nabila Malik-Par (Melly) Tusun. b. 14^th January 1943. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • i) Nabila Amina Khanum Effendi. b. at Alexandria, 2^nd February 1903. Granted the title of Nabil 21^st June 1922. m. (first) at Cairo, 22^nd April 1922, as his second wife (div. 2^nd December 1924) Damad Nabil 'Umar Halim Bey Effendi (b. at Yeniköy, Bosphorus, 16^th February 1898; d. 1954), younger son of H.H. Prince Muhammad Sa'id Halim Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, by his wife, H.H. Princess Amina Inji Khanum Effendi, second daughter of H.H. Prince Muhamad Tusun Pasha. m. (second) at Cairo, 14^th November 1932 (div.), 'Ali Kamal Bey, son of Kamal Pasha. m. (third) 1948, Captain Cornelius Beckham Bretsch (b. 19^th May 1913; d. at Washington DC, USA, May 1982), USN. She d. at Washington DC, USA, July 1982.
    • ii) Izmat Tusun Khanum Effendi. b. at Alexandria, 17^th March 1904. She d. at Alexandria, 18^th June 1918.
  • c) H.E. Muhammad Jamil Tusun Pasha. b. at Alexandria 1^st January 1874 (s/o Princess Fatima), educ. privately. Attaché Turkish Embassy at Paris 1914, and Hon Councillor at Vienna. Granted the rank and title of civil Mîrmîran Pasha 1914. Deprived of his princely rank, styles and titles 28^th November 1931. m. at Cairo, 8^th January 1896 (div. 14^th November 1903) H.H. Princess Ni'matu'llah Khanum Effendi (b. at Cairo, 4^th November 1881; m. second, at Cairo, 5^th May 1904, General H.S.H. Prince Husain Kamal ud-din Pasha, and d. 1966), youngest daughter of H.H. Muhammad Tawfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, etc. GCB, GCSI, by his wife, H.H. Princess Amina Najiya Kadin Effendimiz, the Valida Sultana, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Damad Prince Ibrahim al-Hami Pasha. He d. at Toulouse, France, 6^th August 1932, having had issue, an only son: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • i) H.E. Nabil Adil Tusun Pasha. b. at Alexandria, 28^th November 1896, educ. Victoria Coll, Alexandria. Granted the ranks and titles of Nabil 21^st June 1922, and Pasha 16^th January 1924. m. (first) at Cairo, 16^th January 1924, Nabila Amina Khanum (b. 1906; d. at Cairo, 3^rd May 1925), sister of H.M. Queen Nazli, and younger daughter of H.E. (Sahib al-Maali) ‘Abdu’r-Rahim Pasha Sabri, sometime Minister of Agriculture and Governor of Cairo, by his wife, Tawfika Khanum, daughter of Major-General H.E. (Sahib ud-Daula) Muhammad Sharif Pasha, GCSI, sometime Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. m. (second) at Cairo, 29^th June 1926 (div. 19^th April 1927) Najiya  Khanum (b. 1908), née Muhib. He d. at Rabat, Morocco, 19xx, having had issue, an only son by his first wife:
      • (1) Nabil Muhammad Tawfik Tusun Bey [Dr. Tewfik Adil Toussoun] b. at Cairo, 18^th April 1925 (s/o Amina), educ. Victoria Coll, Alexandria, and the Univ of California, USA (B.Sc., Ph.D.). Lecturer at the Univ of California, Professor of Plant Pathology & Co-Dir Fusarium Research Center, Coll of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State Univ 1984, retired with the honorary title of Professor Emeritus. Joint editor of “Root Diseases and Soil-Borne Pathogens” (1970), “Fusarium” (1976), etc. m. (first) Mrs Barbara Dorn Toussoun (b. 10^th March 1909; d. at Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 3^rd February 1989, bur. there at Boalsburg Cemetery), interior designer, Presdt Barbara Dorn Assocs Inc, American Soc of Interior Design (ASID), etc. m. (second) Mrs Joani Toussoun (b. 1932), nee Dunphy, former wife of Claude Joubert.
  • a) H.H. Princess Tawhida Ismat Khanum Effendi. b. 17^th March 1875 (d/o Princess Fatima). m. H.E. Ahmad Pasha, son of Jalal ud-din Pasha. She d. at Alexandria, 5^th May 1904.
  • b) H.H. Princess Amina Inji Khanum Effendi [H.H. Princess Amina Inji Sa'id Halim]. b. 3^rd January 1876 (d/o Um Amina Khanum). Rcvd: the Order of Charity (Nishan-i-Shafakat) 1^st class of Turkey. m. 1890, H.H. Prince Muhammad Sa'id Halim Pasha (b. at Shubrã al-Khaima, Cairo, 18^th January 1865; assassinated at Rome, 6^th December 1921), sometime Grand Vizier of Turkey, eldest son of H.H. Prince Muhammad 'Abdu'l-Halim Pasha, by his first wife, Vijdan Khanum. She d. at Yeniköy, Bosphorus, 31^st May 1915, having had issue, two sons - see above.

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