Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan

Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan
A photo of Queen Iffat visiting a school
The Queen visiting Dar Al Hannan School
BornEmire İffet
1916
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died17 February 2000 (aged 84)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Spouse
(m. 1932; died 1975)
Issue
Names
Iffat bint Mohammad bin Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Thunayan
HouseAl Saud
FatherMohammad bin Abdullah Al Thunayan
MotherAsia Hanım
Styles of
Queen Iffat
Reference styleHer Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty

Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan[1] (Arabic: عفت بنت محمد الثنيان ʿIffat bint Moḥammad Āl Ṯunayān, Turkish: Muhammed Es-Süneyyan kızı İffet or Turkish: Emire İffet; 1916 – 17 February 2000) was a Turkish-born education activist and Saudi princess who was the most prominent wife of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. She is sometimes called Queen Iffat (Arabic: الملكة عفت Al-Malika ʿIffat) or Princess Iffat (Arabic: الأميرة عفت Al-Emira ʿIffat). She is known for her efforts in the improvement of Saudi education. She was the founder of Taif model school and the first girl's college in Saudi Arabia.

  1. ^ Also spelled Effat