Melek Tourhan
Melek Hassan Tourhan (Arabic: ملك حسن طوران) (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).
| 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 | |
| Spouse | Hussein Kamel (m. 1887; dec. 1917) |
| Issue | Princess Kadria Princess Samiha Princess Badiha |
| House | House of Muhammad Ali (by marriage) |
| Father | Hasan Tourhan Pasha |
| Mother | Jeshm Afet Hanim (adoptive) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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