Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
| Fawzia Fuad | |||||
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| Princess of Egypt and Iran | |||||
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| Queen consort of Iran | |||||
| Tenure | 16 September 1941 – 17 November 1948 | ||||
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5 November 1921 Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt |
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| Died | 2 July 2013 (aged 91) Alexandria, Egypt |
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| Burial | 3 July 2013 Cairo, Egypt |
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| Spouse |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (m. 1939; div. 1948) Ismail Chirine (m. 1949; d. 1994) |
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| Issue |
Shahnaz Pahlavi Nadia Chirine Hussein Chirine |
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| House |
Muhammad Ali dynasty (by birth) Pahlavi dynasty (by marriage) |
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| Father | Fuad I of Egypt | ||||
| Mother | Nazli Sabri | ||||
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| English: Fawzia Fuad Arabic: فوزية فؤاد Persian: فوزيه فواد |
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Styles of Princess Fawzia of Egypt and Iran |
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| Reference style | Her Imperial & Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial & Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (Arabic: الأميرة فوزية فؤاد; Persian: شاهدخت فوزیه فؤاد; 5 November 1921 – 2 July 2013) was an Egyptian princess who became Queen of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Princess Fawzia was the daughter of Fuad I, the seventh son of Ismail the Magnificent. She descended from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. She was also known as Fawzia Chirine (or Shirin), having married to Colonel Ismail Chirine, Egyptian diplomat of Circassian origin, in 1949. After the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, her royal titles were no longer recognized by the Egyptian government. Until her death in 2013, she was the oldest member of the deposed Muhammad Ali Dynasty residing in Egypt. Her nephew, Fuad, who was proclaimed King Fuad II of Egypt and Sudan after the Revolution, resides in Switzerland.
Princess Fawzia was born Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia bint Fuad at Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, the eldest daughter of Sultan Fuad I of Egypt and Sudan (later King Fuad I), and his second wife, Nazli Sabri on 5 November 1921. Princess Fawzia Fuad was of Albanian, Turkish, French and Circassian descent. Princess Fawzia's maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. One of her great-great-grandfathers was Suleiman Pasha, a French army officer who served under Napoléon, converted to Islam, and oversaw an overhaul of the Egyptian army.
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