Emibai Jinnah | |
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Born | 1878 Paneli, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) |
Died | 1893 (aged 14–15) |
Resting place | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Spouse | |
Relatives | see Jinnah family |
Emibai Jinnah (1878–1893) [1] was the first wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, from 1892 until her death in 1893. [2] [3] [4]
Emibai was born in 1878 in Paneli Moti, a village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, during the time of British India. [5] She was a Gujarati Khoja of Nizari Isma'ili Shi’a Muslim background. She was the niece of businessman Jinnahbhai Poonja. [4] [5] [6] [7]
When she was 14 years of age, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother Mitthibhai Jinnah was urging him to marry his cousin Emibai. [8] Jinnah complied with his mother's wishes and married Emibai at Paneli Village. [9] [10] Shortly after the wedding, Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies. [4] [5] During his stay in England both Emibai and his mother died. [11]
Affected by this tragedy, it was 25 years before Jinnah chose to marry again. [2] Aged about 40, he took Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929) as his second wife on April 19, 1918. Rattanbai died on February 20, 1929. [5]
Unlike Rattanbai, a well known figure in her own right, little is known about Emibai. [12] [13]
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Emibai Jinnah | |
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Born | 1878 Paneli, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) |
Died | 1893 (aged 14–15) |
Resting place | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Spouse | |
Relatives | see Jinnah family |
Emibai Jinnah (1878–1893) [1] was the first wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, from 1892 until her death in 1893. [2] [3] [4]
Emibai was born in 1878 in Paneli Moti, a village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, during the time of British India. [5] She was a Gujarati Khoja of Nizari Isma'ili Shi’a Muslim background. She was the niece of businessman Jinnahbhai Poonja. [4] [5] [6] [7]
When she was 14 years of age, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother Mitthibhai Jinnah was urging him to marry his cousin Emibai. [8] Jinnah complied with his mother's wishes and married Emibai at Paneli Village. [9] [10] Shortly after the wedding, Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies. [4] [5] During his stay in England both Emibai and his mother died. [11]
Affected by this tragedy, it was 25 years before Jinnah chose to marry again. [2] Aged about 40, he took Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929) as his second wife on April 19, 1918. Rattanbai died on February 20, 1929. [5]
Unlike Rattanbai, a well known figure in her own right, little is known about Emibai. [12] [13]
Media related to Emibai Jinnah at Wikimedia Commons