Emibai Jinnah (1878 – 1893)^[5] was the first wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, from 1892 until her death in 1893.^[6][7][8][9]

Emibai was born in 1878 in Paneli, Bombay Presidency. She was a Gujarati Khoja of Nizari Isma'ili Shi’a Muslim background.

Emibai Jinnah was born in 1878 in Paneli Moti, a village in Rajkot district of Gujarat, during the time of British India.^[9]

When she was 14 years of age, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother Mithibai Jinnah was urging him to marry his cousin Emibai.^[10] Jinnah complied with his mother's wishes and married Emibai at Paneli Village.^[11][12] Shortly after the wedding, Jinnah left for England to engage in higher academic studies.^[8][9] During his stay in England both Emibai and his mother died.^[13]

Affected by this tragedy, it was 25 years before Jinnah chose to marry again.^[6] Aged about 40, he took Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929) as his second wife on April 19, 1918. Rattanbai died on February 20, 1929.^[9]

Unlike Rattanbai, a well known figure in her own right, little is known about Emibai.^[14][15]

• Jinnah family
• Maryam Jinnah