Zehra Hanzade Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: زهرة هان زاده سلطان, "shining" and "descendant of the Khan", called also Hanzade Osmanoğlu; 12 September 1923 – 19 March 1998) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Şehzade Ömer Faruk, the son of the last caliph, Abdulmejid II, and Şehsuvar Hanım.
Zehra Hanzade Sultan was born on 12 September 1923 in the Dolmabahçe Palace,[1][2][3] nearly a year after the abolition of the Ottoman Empire.
[7] Hanzade's family was impoverished because of the ongoing World War II, as their grandfather Abdulmejid was unable to send them money from France.
[9] However, later, Faruk changed his mind and chose Prince Muhammed Ali Ibrahim Pasha Beyefendi as husband for her.
Prince Muhammed Ali rented a large house in Gezira, which also had a library with beautifully bonded books.
[9] The next week on Thursday, 26 September 1940 the wedding of Neslişah Sultan and Prince Abdel Moniem took place.
At that moment they were in Paris, France, where they had lived for a few years and where they decided to stay and also hosted Hanzade's mother, Sabiha, for a few months.
[14] Hanzade's father, Ömer Faruk developed an increased interest in his cousin Mihrişah Sultan, the daughter of Crown Prince Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin.