Melek Tourhan
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Melek Tourhan

Black-and-white photograph showing the head of a 69-year-old white Circassian woman facing left.
Sultana Melek in 1938 (photo by Riad Shehata)
Issue
NameMelek Tourhan
Sultana of Egypt
Reign19 December 1914 � 9 October 1917
SpouseHussein Kamel (m. 1887; dec. 1917)
Princess Kadria
Princess Samiha
Princess Badiha
HouseHouse of Muhammad Ali (by marriage)
FatherHasan Tourhan Pasha
MotherDjechme Affet (adoptive)
Date of birth27 October 1869
Place of birthIstanbul, Ottoman Empire
Date of death04 February 1956(age 86)
Place of deathHeliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Place of burialAl-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
ReligionSunni Islam

Melek Tourhan

Background#cbe
TypeMonarchical
NameSultana Melek
ReferenceSa Hautesse
SpokenVotre Hautesse
AlternativeHanem

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Melek Hassan Tourhan ( ) (27 October 1869 � 4 February 1956) was the second wife of Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt. After her husband ascended the throne in 1914, she became known as Sultana Melek ( ).

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Egyptian royalty
New reason=Sultanate of Egypt establishedSultana of Egypt
1914 - 1917
Vacant

Muhammad Ali Dynasty

MonarchsMuhammad Ali * Ibrahim * Abbas I * Sa'id * Isma'il * Tewfik * Abbas II * Hussein Kamel * Fuad I * Farouk * Fuad II
ConsortsDjavidan Hanem * Melek Tourhan * Nazli Sabri * Farida * Narriman Sadek
HeirsIbrahim * Abbas * Sa'id * Ahmad Rifaat * Isma'il * Mustafa Fazl * Tewfik * Abbas Hilmi * Muhammad Ali Tewfik * Muhammad Abdel Moneim * Farouk * Muhammad Ali Tewfik * Ahmad Fuad



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