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Ahmad Rifaat Pasha

1825 – 1858

Prince of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Egypt

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About Ahmad Rifaat Pasha

Lived 1825 – 1858 (aged 32). Ahmad Rifaat Pasha was an aristocrat.

Ahmad Rifaat Pasha (8 December 1825 – 15 May 1858) was a member of the Muhammad Ali dynasty of Egypt. He was the son of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, and his consort Shivakiar Qadin.

Death He was heir presumptive to Sa'id Pasha. However, in 1858, a special train conveying Ahmad Rifaat Pasha was being carried on a car float across the Nile at Kafr el-Zayyat. The train fell off the car float into the river where the prince drowned. known as "Princess Ahmad", mother of Ibrahim Fahmi Pasha (1847–1893),

His elder son Prince Ibrahim Fahmi was married to Nevjiwan Hanim. She was born in 1857. She was the mother of his sons Princes Ahmed Saif ud-din Ibrahim and Muhammad Wahid ud-din Ibrahim and his daughter Princess Shivakiar Ibrahim. She died in 1940. Another wife was Princess Zainab Hanim. She was the daughter of Khedive Isma'il Pasha and his wife Jananiyar Hanim. They married in 1874. She died a year later in 1875, and he married her younger half-sister Princess Nimetullah Hanim in 1890, Isma'il’s daughter by the concubine Neshedil Qadin. However, the marriage was not consummated.

His younger son Prince Ahmed Kamal was married to Nazparwar Hanim. She was the mother of Prince Yusuf Kamal. She died in 1925. Another wife was Princess Jamila Fadila Hanim, daughter of Isma'il Pasha and his concubine Misl Jahan Qadin. They married in 1879. His only daughter, Princess Ayn al-Hayat Ahmad was the first wife of Sultan Hussein Kamel, son of Isma'il Pasha and his concubine Nur Felek Qadin.

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Important facts

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Egypt eyalet

Family & relationships

Child
Ayn al-Hayat Ahmad
Parent
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ahmad Rifaat Pasha?

Prince of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Egypt (1825-1858)

When was Ahmad Rifaat Pasha born?

Ahmad Rifaat Pasha was born on 8 December 1825.

When did Ahmad Rifaat Pasha die?

Ahmad Rifaat Pasha died on 15 May 1858.

What was Ahmad Rifaat Pasha's occupation?

Ahmad Rifaat Pasha was an aristocrat.

What nationality was Ahmad Rifaat Pasha?

Ahmad Rifaat Pasha's recorded nationality: Egypt eyalet.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ahmad Rifaat Pasha

· Wikidata: Q4695449

· DBpedia: Ahmad Rifaat Pasha

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