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Emibai Jinnah
Personal details
Born1878; Paneli, British India
Died1893 (aged 14–15)
Karachi, British India
Spouse(s)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(1892–1893; her death)[1][2]
RelationsSee Jinnah family[3][4]

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

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, Muhammad Ali Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies,[8][9] and a few months later Emibai died.

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.[13][14]

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 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Ali, Khan. "The woman Jinnah loved". First Lady of Pakistan. No. Nill. The Express Tribune.
  9. ^ a b c d Jinnah, Jan. "Emibai Jinnah". Beacon Forum. Karachi. p. 1.
  10. ^ Jinnah, Emibai. "M. Ali Jinnah Family". Ning. Mumbai: Ningans. p. 1.
  11. ^ News, Reporter (26 December 2009). "Fact of Jinnah Family". Lady of Pakistan. No. Nill. Mumbai. Dawn News. p. 1. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ Aliu, Sir. "Quaid-E Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah". blog.
  13. ^ Jinnah, Maryam (1918). "Ruttie: Another Aspect of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's life". Jinnah. Jinnah. p. 1.
  14. ^ Jinnah, Maryam. "Ruttie's love letter to Jinnah". Blogspot:The Express Tribune.

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