Melek Tourhan

Melek Tourhan
Melek Tourhan
	Sultana Melek in 1938
Sultana of Egypt
Tenure	19 December 1914 – 9 October 1917
Born	27 October 1869; Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	4 February 1956 (aged 86); Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Burial	Al-Rifa'i Mosque The Khedival Mausoleum, Cairo, Egypt
Spouse	Hussein Kamel of Egypt (m. 1887; d. 1917)
Issue	Princess Kadria; Princess Samiha; Princess Badiha
House	Alawiyya (by marriage)
Father	Hasan Tourhan Pasha
Mother	Jeshm Afet Hanim (adoptive)
Religion	Sunni Islam

Melek Hassan Tourhan (Arabic: ملك حسن طوران)^[1] (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 (Arabic: السلطانة ملك).

^ بطاقات شخصية موثقة معماريا للمباني التاريخية وسط القاهرة [Architecturally certified identity cards for historic buildings in downtown Cairo]. Al Gomhuria (in Arabic). 9 September 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-27. ^{[dead link]}

[Gomhuria-1] بطاقات شخصية موثقة معماريا للمباني التاريخية وسط القاهرة [Architecturally certified identity cards for historic buildings in downtown Cairo]. Al Gomhuria (in Arabic). 9 September 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-27. ^{[dead link]}

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