Emibai Jinnah

Emibai Jinnah (1878–1893) was the first wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, from 1892 until her death in 1893.

Life and background
Emibai was born in 1878 in Paneli Moti, a village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, during the time of British India. She was a Gujarati Khoja of Nizari Isma'ili Shi’a Muslim background. She was the niece of businessman Jinnahbhai Poonja.

When she was 14 years of age, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother Mitthibhai Jinnah was urging him to marry his cousin Emibai. Jinnah complied with his mother's wishes and married Emibai at Paneli Village. Shortly after the wedding, Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies. During his stay in England both Emibai and his mother died.

Affected by this tragedy, it was 25 years before Jinnah chose to marry again. Aged about 40, he took Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929) as his second wife on April 19, 1918. Rattanbai died on February 20, 1929.

Unlike Rattanbai, a well known figure in her own right, little is known about Emibai.