Bamba Qadin
Walida Pasha of Egypt (died 1871)
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Bamba Qadin (Arabic: بامبا قادین; Turkish: Pembe Kadın; died 1871; name meaning "Pink")[1] was an Egyptian princess, and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.[2] She was the wife of Tusun Pasha (1794–1816) the second son of Muhammad Ali Pasha and the Walida Pasha to their son Abbas Hilmi Pasha (1812–1854).[3] According to the family documents of Rukiye Kuneralp, Bamba may have been a daughter of Mehmed Arif Bey, and sister of Fatma Zehra Hanım, wife of Muhammad Ali Pasha's son, Isma'il Pasha.[4]
| Bamba Qadin | |
|---|---|
| Walida Pasha of Egypt | |
| Tenure | 10 November 1848 – 13 July 1854 |
| Predecessor | Title created |
| Successor | Hoshiyar Qadin |
| Born | Egypt or Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1871 Ataba al-Khadra Palace, Cairo, Egypt |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Tusun Pasha |
| Issue | Abbas I of Egypt |
| House | Muhammad Ali (by marriage) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Bamba married Tusun Pasha, and gave birth to Abbas Hilmi Pasha on 1 July 1812.[5] When Tusun died of plague at the age of twenty three in 1816, her mother-in-law Amina Hanim, took her and her son, to live with her, and refused to be parted from him.[6]
The Sibil Kuttab Umm Abbas at Saliba Street in Cairo was built in her honor.[7]
She died in 1871 in Ataba al-Khadra Palace, Cairo, and was buried in Qubbat Afandina, Khedive Tewfik Pasha Mausoleum, in Afifi zone.[8][9][10]