Zeinab Zulficar

Zeinab Zulficar (born Zeinab Saeed ; 20 September 1895 - 18 March 1990) was the first lady-in-waiting of Nazli Sabri and the mother of Queen Farida.

Biography Born on 20 September 1895 to a prominent family. Her father was Mohamed Saeed Pasha, who served as the prime minister and her mother was Adila Hanim Mazloum. Her brother was the painter Mahmoud Sa'id.

Zeinab attended Collège Notre-Dame de Sion in Alexandria. They had 3 children: Farida, Mohamed and Cherif.

In 1937, Zeinab and her daughter Farida accompanied the Egyptian royal family in their tour around Europe. During this tour, her daughter Farida and Farouk got to know each other and married in 1938. After the 1952 revolution, Zeinab lived with her daughter Farida in Cairo. She later died on 18 March 1990 and was buried in Cairo.