Farouk of Egypt

Farouk I (/fəˈruːk/; Arabic: فاروق الأول, full name: Farouk bin Ahmed Fuad bin Ismail bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad Ali bin Ibrahim Agha; 11 February 1920 — 18 March 1965) was the King of Egypt and the Sudan from 1936 until his abdication in 1952.

Farouk I
Farouk in 1946
King of Egypt and the Sudan
Reign	28 April 1936 — 26 July 1952
Coronation	29 July 1937
Predecessor	Fuad I
Successor	Fuad II
Regents	Prince Muhammad Ali Tewfik Aziz Ezzat Pasha Sherif Sabri Pasha
Prime Ministers	Mustafa el-Nahhas Pasha Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha Ali Mahir Pasha Hassan Sabry Pasha Hussein Sirri Pasha Ahmad Mahir Pasha Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha Isma'il Sidqi Pasha Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha Ahmad Najib al-Hilali
Head of the Royal House of Egypt
Tenure	28 April 1936 — 18 March 1965
Successor	Fuad II
Born	(1920-02-11)11 February 1920 Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Died	18 March 1965(1965-03-18) (aged 45) San Camilo Hospital, Rome, Italy
Burial	Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Spouse	Farida (neé Safinaz Zulficar) (m. 1938; div. 1948) Narriman Sadek (m. 1951; div. 1954)
Issue	Princess Ferial Princess Fawzia Princess Fadia Fuad II, King of Egypt
Full name Farouk bin Ahmed Fuad bin Ismail bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad Ali bin Ibrahim Agha
House	Alawiyya
Father	Fuad I of Egypt
Mother	Nazli Sabri
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature

His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and the Sudan". As king, Farouk was known for his extravagant playboy lifestyle. After the death of his father, King Fuad I in 1936, Farouk became king at the age of 16. He was very popular among the people. However, as time went by, Farouk's popularity slowly declined, perhaps due to the corruption and incompetence of his government.

Eventually, the Egyptian military, led by General Mohamed Naguib and the other Free Officers started a coup d'état. This started the Egyptian Revolution. Farouk was forced to abdicate the throne in favor of his infant son, Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as King Fuad II. However, a year later in 1953, the monarchy was abolished and Egypt was declared a republic. Mohamed Naguib became its first ever President. Farouk died in exile in Rome, Italy in 1965 at the age of 45.

His sister, Princess Fawzia Fuad, was the first wife and consort of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Other websites

• الملك فاروق الأول [King Farouk I] (in Arabic). Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

• 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 Muhammad Ali Dynasty Born: 11 February 1920 Died: 18 March 1965
Regnal titles
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	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'id later became King Fuad II

Sources

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