El Samraa

El Samraa or Sumra was a speckled grey Arabian mare. The name of her sire, Hab El Rih, and dam, Bint El Sheik are not given names but Arabian phrases and mean that she was Asil, a purebred [[Arabian horse]. Her owner Sheikh Omar Abd El Hafiz sold her in 1931 to Fuad I of Egypt for his private Inshass Stud. The name El Samraa/Sumra means soft, light tanned color.