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