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Sharifa Adnan Yaqoob Habib Al-Tooq

Sharifa Adnan Yaqoob Habib Al-Tooq

1933 – 2014 · Lived 80 years
Born8 December 1933 — Manama, Bahrain
Died23 January 2014 — Diraz, Bahrain
FatherAdnan Yaqoob Habib Ahmed Al-Tooq
MotherFawzia Yahya Talal Fadhel Al-Sayegh
Spouse(s)
Juma Nawaf Anwar Ghazi Al-Tooq (married 14 October 1953)
SiblingsAbbas Adnan Al-Tooq, Kawthar Adnan Al-Tooq
ChildrenFawzia Juma Al-Tooq, Adnan Juma Al-Tooq, Zainab Juma Al-Tooq

Life story

Sharifa Adnan Yaqoob Habib Al-Tooq was born in Manama on 8 December 1933, the daughter of Adnan Yaqoob Al-Tooq and Fawzia Yahya Al-Sayegh. She finished secondary school. She devoted herself to raising her family and caring for the elderly of the household. In 1953 she married Juma Nawaf Al-Tooq. They had three children: Fawzia, Adnan and Zainab. She suffered a stroke that weakened her right side, but recovered much of her speech with therapy. She died in Diraz on 23 January 2014, at the age of 80.