Farouk of Egypt
Monarch
1920 – 1965
Who was Farouk of Egypt?
Farouk I of Egypt, was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I of Egypt, in 1936.
His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan, and of Darfur". He was overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 and forced to abdicate in favor of his infant son Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as Fuad II of Egypt. He died in exile in Italy.
His sister Princess Fawzia Fuad was the first wife and Queen Consort of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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- Born
- Feb 11, 1920
Cairo - Also known as
- Farouk I of Egypt
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Farida of Egypt
(1938/01/20 - 1949) - Narriman Sadek
(1951/05/06 - 1954/02) - Irma Capece Minutolo
(1957 - 1965/03/18)
- Farida of Egypt
- Children
- Religion
- Islam
- Sunni Islam
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Education
- Royal Military Academy
- Died
- Mar 18, 1965
Rome - Resting place
- Cairo
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on July 23, 2013
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