Died 1951 | Grandchild Walid Jumblatt | |
Children Kamal Jumblatt, Linda al-Atrash Great grandchildren Taymour Jumblatt, Aslan Jumblatt, Dallia Jumblatt | ||
Nazira Jumblatt (1890–1951) (Arabic: نظيره جنبلاط) was a Druze leader and the mother of Lebanese politician and Kamal Jumblatt. Nazira took on the political role and the leadership of the Jumblatt family upon the assassination of her husband Fouad in 1921. Nazira ran the family affairs until her son Kamal took the reins of political and family leadership into his own hands. Nazira was styled sitt (lady in Arabic).
Legacy
French novelist Pierre Benoit used Al-Sitt Nazira as the model for the heroine of his 1924 novel La Châtelaine du Liban (the Châtelaine of Lebanon). Sitt Nazira was also the main subject of the 2003 Lebanese documentary Lady of the Palace.
References
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