Person:Munaiyir Umm Talal (1)

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Munaiyir Umm Talal
d.Dec 1991
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Name Munaiyir Umm Talal
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1909 Doğu Anadolu, Turkey
Marriage 1921 to Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
Death[1] Dec 1991

From wikipedia:

"[Prince Talal's] mother was an Armenian woman, Munaiyir, whose family escaped from Armenian Genocide experienced in the eastern Anatolia under the reign of the Ottoman Empire. Munaiyir was presented by the emir of Unayza to Ibn Saud in 1921 when she was 12 years old and Ibn Saud was 45. Their first child was born when she was 15 years old, a son named Talal. Following tradition, Munaiyir became known as Umm Talal, "mother of Talal". However, in 1927, the three-year-old Talal died. In 1931, Talal was born and named in honor of his late brother, following the Bedouin tradition. It is unknown when Abdulaziz divorced his fourth wife and formally wed Munaiyir. She is reported by her family to have remained illiterate all her life and convert to Islam. Munaiyir was regarded by British diplomats in Saudi Arabia as one of King Abdulaziz’s favourite wives. She was as known for her intelligence as for her beauty. She died in December 1991."
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.