Lalla Oum El Kheir bint al-Sultan

للا أم الخير المرينية (Known as "Lalla Oum El Kheir")

Marinid Princess, Philanthropist, Patron of Waqf Endowments

Born c. 1320

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away c. 1380 Fez, Morocco

Lifespan ~60 years old

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"Noble is the lineage that turns temporal wealth into enduring public mercy."

Archival Overview

Influential Marinid princess and philanthropist who funded public fountains, student accommodations, and Quranic recitation endowments throughout Fez el-Jdid.

Biographical Record

Lalla Oum El Kheir was an esteemed princess of the Marinid royal house during the golden age of Sultan Abu al-Hasan and Abu Inan. Possessing substantial personal agricultural and urban estates, she dedicated her wealth to philanthropic foundations (Awqaf).

She sponsored lodging houses for indigent women and elderly scholars in the vicinity of the Bou Inania Madrasa, and funded hydraulic conduits ensuring drinking water reached impoverished quarters of the imperial capital.

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Final Resting Place

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Marinid Dynastic Vaults
Fez, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0660, -4.9780                    

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