Adila Khanum

Adila Khanum (1879 – July 1929) was a Turkish woman who was the third spouse of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, King of Hejaz between 1916 and 1924.

Biography Adila Khanum was born in Constantinople 1879.

In 1895 she married Hussein bin Ali when he was in exile in Constantinople.

Through Adila Khanum's father Hussein bin Ali developed close relations with the leading figures of Ittihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti during his exile in Constantinople until 1908 when he was appointed Sharif of Mecca. She died at age 50 in Larnaca, Cyprus, in July 1929 and buried there at the Hala Sultan, Umm Haram, Tekke. Following her death Hussein bin Ali's mental and physical health became much worse, and he died in 1931.

This is her epitaph: This is the grave of the deceased Khadija Adila, granddaughter of the late Reshid Pasha, Grand Vizier formerly and wife of His Majesty Hussein bin Ali, King of the Hejaz. She died on the island of Cyprus on 4th of Safar, the generous year 1348 of the Hegira.