Farouk of Egypt
King of Egypt and the Sudan from 1936 to 1952
King Farouk was Egypt's last monarch who was overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
Farouk I فاروق | |||||
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![]() Farouk I in military uniform (1946) | |||||
King of Egypt and the Sudan[1] | |||||
Reign | 28 April 1936 – 26 July 1952 | ||||
Coronation | 29 July 1937[2] | ||||
Predecessor | Fuad I | ||||
Successor | Fuad II | ||||
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Born | Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt | 11 February 1920||||
Died | 18 March 1965 San Camilo Hospital, Rome, Italy | (aged 45)||||
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 of Egypt | ||||
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Dynasty | Muhammad Ali Dynasty | ||||
Father | Fuad I of Egypt | ||||
Mother | Nazli Sabri | ||||
Religion | Islam | ||||
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Whiteman, Marjorie Millace; Hackworth, Green Haywood (1963). Digest of International Law (snippet view). Vol. 2. U.S. State Department. p. 64. OCLC 79506166. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
The Egyptian Parliament amended the Constitution by Law 176 of 16 October 1951, to provide that the title of the King should be "King of Egypt and the Sudan" instead of "King of Egypt, Sovereign of Nubia, Sudan, Kordofan and Darfur".
- ↑ Rizk, Yunan Labib (28 July – 3 August 2005). "Crowning moment". Al-Ahram Weekly (753). Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
Other websitesEdit
- الملك فاروق الأول [King Farouk I] (in Arabic). Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Farouk I of Egypt.
- Newspaper clippings about Farouk of Egypt in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
- Farouk and Narriman: Egypt’s Last Royal Romance
Farouk of Egypt Born: 11 February 1920 Died: 18 March 1965
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Regnal titles | ||
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Preceded by Fuad I |
King of Egypt Sovereign of Nubia, the Sudan, Kordofan and Darfur 1936–1951 |
Name of title changed by Law 176 of 16 October 1951 |
New title Name of title changed by
Law 176 of 16 October 1951 |
King of Egypt and the Sudan 1951–1952 |
Succeeded by Fuad II |
Egyptian royalty | ||
Vacant British Protectorate Title last held by Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim
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Heir to the Throne 1920–1933 |
Succeeded by Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfiq |
New title | Prince of the Sa'id as heir apparent 1933–1936 |
Vacant Title next held by Ahmad Fuad, Prince of the Sa'idlater became King Fuad II |