Emibai Jinnah (1878 – 1893)[5] was the first wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, from 1892 until her death in 1893.[6][7][8][9]
Emibai Jinnah | |
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Born | 1878 Paneli, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) |
Died | 1893 (aged 14–15) |
Resting place | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Spouse | [1][2] |
Family | Jinnah family[3][4] |
Emibai was born in 1878 in Paneli, Bombay Presidency. She was a Gujarati Khoja of Nizari Isma'ili Shi’a Muslim background.
Emibai Jinnah was born in 1878 in Paneli Moti, a village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, during the time of British India.[9]
When she was 14 years of age, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother Mithibai Jinnah was urging him to marry his cousin Emibai.[10] Jinnah complied with his mother's wishes and married Emibai at Paneli Village.[11][12] Shortly after the wedding, Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies.[8][9] During his stay in England both Emibai and his mother died.[13]
Affected by this tragedy, it was 25 years before Jinnah chose to marry again.[6] Aged about 40, he took Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929) as his second wife on April 19, 1918. Rattanbai died on February 20, 1929.[9]
Unlike Rattanbai, a well known figure in her own right, little is known about Emibai.[14][15]
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