Zeinab Zulficar
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18 September 1895
Zeinab Zulficar | |
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| Born | Zeinab Muhammad Saeed 18 September 1895 |
| Died | 18 March 1990 (aged 94) |
| Title | Lady of Honor of the royal court |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Farida Zulficar Muhammad Zulficar Cherif Zulficar |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Mahmoud Sa'id (brother) |
Zeinab Zulficar (born Zeinab Saeed Arabic: زينب سعيد; 20 September 1895 - 18 March 1990) was the first lady-in-waiting of Nazli Sabri and the mother of Queen Farida.
Born on 20 September 1895 to a prominent family.[1] Her father was Mohamed Saeed Pasha, who served as the prime minister[2][3] and her mother was Adila Hanim Mazloum.[4] Her brother was the painter Mahmoud Sa'id.[5][6][7]
Zeinab attended Collège Notre-Dame de Sion in Alexandria.[4] She lived in the palace of her father, Muhammad Saeed Pasha, which was next to the palace of Nazli Sabri, and she quickly became friends with Nazli.[4] When Nazli Sabri married King Fuad, she appointed Zeinab Saeed as her first lady-in-waiting and gave her the title of «Lady of honour of the royal court».[4] In 1920, Zenaib married Yousef Zulficar, an Egyptian judge and diplomat.[4][8][9] They had 3 children: Farida, Mohamed and Cherif.[10][11]
In 1937, Zeinab and her daughter Farida accompanied the Egyptian royal family in their tour around Europe.[12][13] During this tour, her daughter Farida and Farouk got to know each other and married in 1938.[14] After the 1952 revolution, Zeinab lived with her daughter Farida in Cairo.[15] She later died on 18 March 1990 and was buried in Cairo.[16][17]