Emibai Jinnah
A photograph of Emibai
Born1878
Paneli, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Gujarat, India)
Died1893 (aged 14–15)
Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Sindh, Pakistan)
Resting placeKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Spouse
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(m. 1892)​
[1][2]
FamilyJinnah family[3][4]

Emibai Jinnah (1878 – 1893)[5] was the first wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, from 1892 until her death in 1893.[6][7][8][9]

Early life and background

Emibai was born in 1878 in Paneli, Bombay Presidency. She was a Gujarati Khoja of Nizari Isma'ili Shi’a Muslim background.

Marriage and death

Emibai Jinnah was born in 1878 in Paneli Moti, a village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, during the time of British India.[9]

When she was 14 years of age, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother Mithibai Jinnah was urging him to marry his cousin Emibai.[10] Jinnah complied with his mother's wishes and married Emibai at Paneli Village.[11][12] Shortly after the wedding, Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies.[8][9] During his stay in England both Emibai and his mother died.[13]

Affected by this tragedy, it was 25 years before Jinnah chose to marry again.[6] Aged about 40, he took Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929) as his second wife on April 19, 1918. Rattanbai died on February 20, 1929.[9]

Unlike Rattanbai, a well known figure in her own right, little is known about Emibai.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Khan, Jinnahbai. "THE FAMILY OF OUR GREAT LEADER QUAID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH". p. 1.
  2. ↑ Jinnah, Ali (1892). "Jinnah's personal life". Wordpress. Mumbai: Jinnah Merchant. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Jinnah, Fatima (2003). "How Fatima Jinnah died — an unsolved criminal cas". Dawn News. Mohatta Palace: Jinnah of 2003. p. 1.
  4. ↑ J, Fatima Jinnah (1893). "Fatima Jinnah". Karachi. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Jinnahbai, Emibai. "Who is Emibai Jinnah?". Omnilexica. Mumbai: Jinnah. p. 1. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Jinnah, Khan. "Family of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah". p. 1.
  7. ↑ Jinnah, Gandhi. "Quaid-e-Azam Family Tree and Facts with Pictures". Blogspot. Wadia. p. 1.
  8. 1 2 Ali, Khan. "The woman Jinnah loved". First Lady of Pakistan. No. Nill. The Express Tribune.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Jinnah, Jan. "Emibai Jinnah". Beacon Forum. Karachi. p. 1.
  10. ↑ Jinnah, Emibai. "M. Ali Jinnah Family". Ning. Mumbai: Ningans. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "Fact file: Jinnah's family". Dawn. Karachi. 26 December 2009.
  12. ↑ Aliu, Sir. "Quaid-E Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah". blog.
  13. ↑ Khan, Rimsha (10 September 2017). "When Pakistan lost Jinnah". www.nation.com.pk. The Nation. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  14. ↑ Jinnah, Maryam (1918). "Ruttie: Another Aspect of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's life". Jinnah. Jinnah. p. 1.
  15. ↑ Jinnah, Maryam. "Ruttie's love letter to Jinnah". Blogspot:The Express Tribune.

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