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Farouk I

Farouk I
فاروق الأول
Kingfarouk1948.jpg
King Farouk I of Egypt in military uniform
King of Egypt and the Sudan
Reign 28 April 1936 – 26 July 1952;
Coronation 29 July 1937
Predecessor Fuad I
Successor Fuad II
Regents
Prime Ministers
Born (1920-02-11)11 February 1920
Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Died 18 March 1965(1965-03-18) (aged 45)
Rome, Italy
Burial Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Spouse Farida (née Safinaz Zulficar)
(m. 1938; div. 1948)
Narriman Sadek
(m. 1951; div. 1954)
Issue Princess Ferial
Princess Fawzia
Princess Fadia
Fuad II
Full name
Farouk bin Ahmed Fuad bin Ismail bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad Ali bin Ibrahim Agha
Dynasty Muhammad Ali Dynasty
Father Fuad I
Mother Nazli Sabri
Religion Islam
Signature
Full name
Farouk bin Ahmed Fuad bin Ismail bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad Ali bin Ibrahim Agha
Styles of
Farouk I of Egypt
Royal Monogram of King Farouk I of Egypt.svg
Reference style His Majesty
Spoken style Your Majesty
Alternative style Sir

King Farouk (Arabic: فاروق الأول ‎‎ Fārūq al-Awwal, 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936.

His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and the Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan and of Darfur". He was overthrown in the 1952 military coup d'état and forced to abdicate in favor of his infant son Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as Fuad II. 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.

King Farouk was born His Sultanic Highness Prince Farouk bin Fuad at Abdeen Palace, Cairo, the eldest child of Sultan Fuad I of Egypt and Sudan (later King Fuad I), and his second wife, Nazli Sabri on 11 February 1920. King Farouk of Egypt was of 10/16 Circassian (bilineal), 3/16 Turkish (bilineal), 2/16 French (matrilineal) and 1/16 Albanian (patrilineal) descent.


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