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Family HistoryFamily History - Ismat Hasan Moshen


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This family history features Ismat Hasan Moshen and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Ismat Hasan Moshen,1 born 18 January 1897, the daughter of Moshen Hasan Pasha and Princess Aziza Hasan.1 Ismat married Prince Mohammed Sabit Bey1 (born 1893, the son of Salel Sabit Pasha and Princess Gulsen Hanem;1 Mohammed died 19651).

Mohammed Sabit Bey was a member of a prominent Egyptian family. His father, Salah Sabit Pasha, was President of the Cairo Court of Appeal, and his uncle, Mahmoud Sabit Bey, was First Secretary of the Egyptian Ligation in London.2, 3

Sabit Bey was connected to the Egyptian ruling family through his first wife Ismat Hasan Mohsen (1897-?). She was a grand niece of King Fuad I (1868-1936) by way of the King’s half-brother, Prince Hasan Isma’il Pasha (1854-1888), whose daughter Princess Aziza Hasan (1875-1936) was Ismat Hasan Mohsen’s mother.1, 4


  1. Egypt in Bygone Days, Ruling Family, by Max Karkégi, Chapter III, Page 34. Google Translated from the original French. This charming compilation of pictures and personal recollections shows a photograph of Ismet Hanem Mohsin with the caption “Ismet Hanem Mohsin, born 01.18.1897, daughter of Mohsin Hassan Pasha (died in 1949[)], and Princess Aziza Hassan (1875-1936) wife of Mohamed Sabit Bey (1893-1965).”
  2. The Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, 2 February 1925. Available at Google News.
  3. Bey and Pasha are titles carried by Muslims dating back to the Ottoman Empire and still in use in modern times. Pasha is equivalent to Lord and is conferred on senior civil officials and military officers. Bey is a title junior to Pasha, similar to Sir, and can be either conferred on a civil or military official, or as a curtsey title for the son of a Pasha.
  4. World of Royalty - Egypt. This website provides an extensive list of predecessors of the ruler of Egypt, HM King Faud II.