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Farouk I ( / fəˈruːk /; Egyptian 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 and reigning until his overthrow in a military coup in 1952.
Accused by his detractors of being a womaniser who lived lavishly with little regard for the millions of Arabic-speaking subjects he ruled, Farouk was only a teenager when he assumed the title of Egypt's king. He was born as the Ottoman Empire crumbled.
Farouk I was the king of Egypt from 1936 to 1952. Although initially quite popular, the internal rivalries of his administration and his alienation of the military—coupled with his increasing excesses and eccentricities—led to his downfall and to the formation of a republic.
King Farouk I of Egypt’s life was a brutal lesson that “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” From birth, the ruler’s whole world was a procession of luxury, debauchery, and extravagance, but this mass of privilege slowly corrupted the spoiled boy into a cruel, twisted man.
Farouk I of Egypt (February 11, 1920 – March 18, 1965), was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936. His sister Fawzia was Queen of Iran for eight years.
Farouk I (/ f ə ˈ r uː k /; 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.
Jan 25, 2014 · The overthrow of Egypt’s King Farouk: a dramatic departure from power. In his long-forgotten memoirs, the former king describes being trapped in his palace by revolutionaries. Paul Crompton - Al Arabiya News. Published: 25 January ,2014: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:41 AM GST. 11 min read.
Apr 10, 2023 · In 1938, King Farouk I of Egypt, then aged 18, summoned the officer-in-charge of Egypt’s military museum, Mohammad Naguib, 38, for a presentation of its finest exhibits. The young king wore shorts and sandals, while Naguib was dressed in full military attire.
Farouk I (1920-1965) was the second king of modern Egypt. Though he was dynamic and a nationalist, the realization of being powerless under British sovereignty turned his interests from statecraft to the gratification of his desires. Farouk, the only son of Fuad I, was born in Cairo on Feb. 11, 1920. Educated first in Cairo and later at the ...
King Farouk. • He was born on February 11, 1920, Cairo. • He became a crown prince when he was young. King Fuad I gave him the title of “Prince of Upper Egypt”. • After Farouk returned to Egypt, a regency council assumed his functions and a program was made for him to pursue his studies.
