| Farouk | |
| King of Egypt and Sudan | |
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| Reign | April 28, 1936 – July 26, 1952 |
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| Titles | King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan and of Darfur |
| Born | February 11, 1920 |
| Birthplace | Cairo |
| Died | March 18, 1965 |
| Place of death | Rome |
| Buried | Cairo |
| Predecessor | Fuad I |
| Successor | Fuad II |
| Consort | Safinaz Zulficar, Nariman Sadek |
| Issue | Princess Farial, Princess Fawzia Farouk, Princess Fadia, Fuad II |
| Dynasty | Muhammad Ali Dynasty |
| Father | Fuad I |
| Mother | Nazli Sabri |
Farouk I of Egypt (Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) (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. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. King of Egypt (ملك مصر / Malik Misr) was the title used by the ruler of Egypt between 1922 and 1951 This article is about the region in Africa for other uses see Nubia (disambiguation. Kurdufan (sometimes Kordofan) is a former province of central Sudan. Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Fuad I, born Ahmed Fuad, ( Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu'ād al-Awwal) ( March 26, 1868 - April 28, 1936 Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. Safinaz Hanim Zulfikar (Arabic صافيناز ذوالفقار) or Queen Farida الملكة فريده was the first wife of King Farouk. Mena Narriman Sadek ( Arabic: ناريمان صادق or Nariman Sadiq) ( October 31 1933 - February 16 2005) was HRH Princess Ferial Farouk (also Farial Feryal الأميرة فريال is the first born of Egypt 's last reigning monarch King Farouk. Princess Fadia Farouk ( 15 December[[ 943]]- 28 December[[ 002]] was the youngest daughter of the late King Farouk of Egypt and his first wife the former Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. The Muhammad Ali Dynasty (أسرة محمد علي Usrat Muhammad 'Ali) was the ruling dynasty of Fuad I, born Ahmed Fuad, ( Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu'ād al-Awwal) ( March 26, 1868 - April 28, 1936 Nazli Sabri (نزلي صبري / نازلى صبرى ( June 25, 1894 - May 29, 1978) was the Queen consort of Egypt Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Muhammad Ali Dynasty (أسرة محمد علي Usrat Muhammad 'Ali) was the ruling dynasty of King of Egypt (ملك مصر / Malik Misr) was the title used by the ruler of Egypt between 1922 and 1951 This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Fuad I, born Ahmed Fuad, ( Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu'ād al-Awwal) ( March 26, 1868 - April 28, 1936 His sister Fawzia was Queen of Iran for eight years. Queen Fawzia Bint Fuad of Egypt ( Arabic: فوزية بنت فؤاد الأول Persian: فوزیه فؤاد ( Alexandria, Egypt, November For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan, and of Darfur. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. This article is about the region in Africa for other uses see Nubia (disambiguation. Kurdufan (sometimes Kordofan) is a former province of central Sudan. Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. " He was overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and was forced to abdicate in favor of his infant son Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as King Fuad II. The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (ثورة 23 يوليو 1952 also known as the July 23 Revolution, began with a military Coup d'état that took place on Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. He died in exile in Italy.
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Reign
The great-great-grandson of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Farouk was of Albanian descent. This article is about the leader of Egypt For other people named Muhammad Ali or Mehmet Ali see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation and Mehemet Ali (disambiguation Before his father's death, he was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, England. The Royal Military Academy ( RMA) at Woolwich, in south-east London, was a British Army Military academy for the training of Commissioned Upon his coronation, the 16-year-old King Farouk made a public radio address to the nation, the first time a sovereign of Egypt had ever spoken directly to his people in such a way:
| “ | And if it is God's will to lay on my shoulders at such an early age the responsibility of kingship, I on my part appreciate the duties that will be mine, and I am prepared for all sacrifices in the cause of my duty. . . My noble people, I am proud of you and your loyalty and am confident in the future as I am in God. Let us work together. We shall succeed and be happy. Long live the Fatherland! | ” |
Farouk was was enamored of the glamorous royal lifestyle. Although he already had thousands of acres of land, dozens of palaces, and hundreds of cars, the youthful king would often travel to Europe for grand shopping sprees, earning the ire of many of his subjects.
During the hardships of World War II, criticism was leveled at Farouk for his lavish lifestyle. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including His decision to keep all the lights burning at his palace in Alexandria, during a time when the city was blacked-out because of German and Italian bombing, was deemed particularly offensive by some. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely Due to the continuing British occupation of Egypt, many Egyptians, Farouk included, were positively disposed towards Germany and Italy, and despite the presence of British troops, Egypt remained officially neutral until the final year of the war. Consequently, the royal Italian servants of Farouk were not interned, and there is an unconfirmed story that Farouk told British Ambassador Sir Miles Lampson (who had an Italian wife), "I'll get rid of my Italians, when you get rid of yours". Miles Wedderburn Lampson 1st Baron Killearn GCMG, CB, MVO, PC (born 24 August 1880 - died 18 September Farouk only declared war on this Axis Powers under heavy British pressure in 1945, long after the fighting in Egypt's Western Desert had ceased. During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from June 10, 1940
As he got older, the king began pilfering objects and artifacts while on state visits abroad, including a ceremonial sword from the Shah of Iran and a pocket watch from Winston Churchill. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Common people were also often the victims of the kleptomaniacal monarch, and by mingling with commoners Farouk soon became a highly-skilled pickpocket. Kleptomania ( Greek: κλέπτειν, kleptein "to steal" μανία, " Mania " is the condition of not being able He got a nickname from his own citizens "The Thief of Cairo" to signify his well-known aptitude for thievery, as well as his lavish lifestyle and corrupt regime.
Widely condemned for his corrupt and ineffectual governance, the continued British occupation, and the Egyptian army's failure to prevent the loss of 78% of Palestine to the newly formed State of Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, public discontent against Farouk rose to new levels. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Finally, on July 23, 1952, the Free Officers Movement under Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser staged a military coup that launched the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Egypt, the clandestine revolutionary Free Officers Movement (Arabic حركة الضباط الأحرار was composed of young junior army officers committed to unseating Muhammad Naguib (محمد نجيب) (born 20 February, 1901 &ndash 29 August, 1984) was the first President of Egypt, serving Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (ثورة 23 يوليو 1952 also known as the July 23 Revolution, began with a military Coup d'état that took place on Farouk was forced to abdicate, and went into exile in Italy and Monaco where he lived the rest of his life. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Immediately following his abdication, Farouk's baby son, Ahmed Fuad was proclaimed King Fuad II, but for all intents and purposes Egypt was now governed by the Naguib, Nasser and Free Officers. Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. On June 18, 1953, The revolutionary government formally abolished the monarchy, ending 150 years of the Muhammad Ali dynasty's rule, and Egypt was declared a republic. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its
The revolutionary government quickly moved to auction off the king's vast collection of trinkets and treasures. Among the more famous of his possessions was one of the rare 1933 Double Eagle coins, though the coin disappeared before it could be returned to the United States. The 1933 double eagle ( United States 20- dollar Gold coin) currently holds the record for highest price paid at Auction for a single U
The blue-eyed Farouk was thin early in his reign, but later gained enormous weight. His taste for fine cuisine made him dangerously obese, weighing nearly 300 pounds (136 kg) – an acquaintance described him as "a stomach with a head". He died in Rome, Italy on March 3, 1965. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He collapsed and died at the dinner table following a characteristically heavy meal. His body was returned to Egypt and buried in the Mosque of Al Rifai' in Cairo.
Affairs and marriages
In addition to an affair with the British writer and siren Barbara Skelton, among numerous others, the king was married twice, with a claim of a third marriage (see below). Barbara Skelton ( June 26 1916 - January 27 1996) was an English memoirist novelist and socialite His first wife was Safinaz Zulficar (1921–1988), a pasha's daughter who was renamed Farida upon her marriage; they married in 1938, divorced in 1948, and had three daughters. Safinaz Hanim Zulfikar (Arabic صافيناز ذوالفقار) or Queen Farida الملكة فريده was the first wife of King Farouk. Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, (paşa پاشا ( Persian: پاشا ( Armenian: Փաշա was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire Safinaz Hanim Zulfikar (Arabic صافيناز ذوالفقار) or Queen Farida الملكة فريده was the first wife of King Farouk.
His second wife was a commoner, Narriman Sadeq (1934–2005); they married in 1951 and divorced in 1954; they had one son, the future King Fuad II. Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952.
Whilst in exile in Italy he met Irma Capece Minutolo, an opera singer, who became his companion. Irma Capece Minutolo (born 6 August 1935 ? is an Italian former opera singer who was one of the last companions of King Farouk I of Egypt. In 2005, she claimed that she married the king in 1957. [1]
Trivia
The actor David Suchet modelled his mustache for detective Hercule Poirot on King Farouk's. David Suchet (pronunced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ OBE (born 2 May 1946 is an English Actor, known for his work on British
The 1950s game show Treasure Hunt, hosted by Jan Murray, had as a gag prize "a beach ball once used by King Farouk. The game There are many different types of treasure hunt games which can have one or more players who try to find hidden articles locations or places by using a series Jan Murray ( October 4, 1916 - July 2, 2006) was an American Stand-up comedian and actor who made his name on the "
In 2007, Arabic satellite channel MBC produced a television series on the life of Farouk entitled 'El Malek Farouk', with Syrian actor Taym Hassan playing the lead role.
Marriages
Farida
(Safinaz Zulficar) (1921-1988)
Children
Narriman Sadek
(1934-2005)
Children
- Fuad II (1952-)
Quotes about King Farouk
- But this Farouk, the one I came to know, was not the overweight, dissipated monarch who became the subject of so many Western satirists and cartoonists. Safinaz Hanim Zulfikar (Arabic صافيناز ذوالفقار) or Queen Farida الملكة فريده was the first wife of King Farouk. Safinaz Hanim Zulfikar (Arabic صافيناز ذوالفقار) or Queen Farida الملكة فريده was the first wife of King Farouk. HRH Princess Ferial Farouk (also Farial Feryal الأميرة فريال is the first born of Egypt 's last reigning monarch King Farouk. Princess Fadia Farouk ( 15 December[[ 943]]- 28 December[[ 002]] was the youngest daughter of the late King Farouk of Egypt and his first wife the former Mena Narriman Sadek ( Arabic: ناريمان صادق or Nariman Sadiq) ( October 31 1933 - February 16 2005) was Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. He was still a handsome man, lean and tall, patriotic and idealistic, with clear blue eyes that sparkled when he spoke. -Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, pg. 57 in Faces in Mirror, 1980.
- In Celebrity Trivia by Edward Lucaire (1981), Red Skelton is quoted, according to reporter James Bacon, as having said to the Queen Mother of Egypt, "Queenie, do you know your son is 'farouking' Egypt?"
- Farouk was mentioned in a verse of Noel Coward's new 1950s lyrics for Cole Porter's 1928 song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love": "Monkeys whenever you look do it / Aly Khan and King Farouk do it/Let's do it, let's fall in love. Richard Bernard “Red” Skelton ( July 18, 1913 &ndash September 17, 1997) was an American comedian who was best known as a top James Bacon (born May 12 1914 is an American journalist Bacon attended the University of Notre Dame from 1933–1936 dropping out during his senior year in order Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan ( June 13, 1911 – May 12, 1960) known as Aly Khan, was a vice president of the United Nations "
- Farouk was mentioned in a verse of Noel Coward's new 1950s lyrics for Cole Porter's 1928 song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love": "Monkeys whenever you look do it / Aly Khan and King Farouk do it/Let's do it, let's fall in love. Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. Prince Ali Solomone Aga Khan ( June 13, 1911 – May 12, 1960) known as Aly Khan, was a vice president of the United Nations "
- In Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the narrator writes, "It made me feel like King Farouk. "
- In the "Pal o' Mine" episode of The Honeymooners (1955), after Ralph Kramden puts on a ring that is too small and cannot get it off his finger, Ed Norton says to Alice Kramden, "He put that little ring on his finger? That's like King Farouk trying get into Gary Cooper's bathing suit. The Honeymooners debuted as a half-hour series on October 1 1955. Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star "
See also
Endnotes
- 1 -- The Battle of Alamein: Turning Point, World War II by Bierman and Smith (2002)
References
- Ashraf Pahlavi "Faces in a Mirror", Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc. The Muhammad Ali Dynasty (أسرة محمد علي Usrat Muhammad 'Ali) was the ruling dynasty of The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (ثورة 23 يوليو 1952 also known as the July 23 Revolution, began with a military Coup d'état that took place on Pharaonic Dynasties (3100 BC – 30 BC See also List of pharaohs Roman Province (30 BC – 323 AD See also List of Colin Smith may refer to Colin Smith (cricketer (born 1972 Scottish cricket player Colin Smith (journalist (born 1944 English journalist , 1980
- McLeave, Hugh The Last Pharaoh : Farouk of Egypt, New York : McCall Pub. Co. , 1970, 1969 ISBN 0841500207.
- New King, Old Trouble, Time Magazine, Monday, May 11, 1936.
- Sadat, Jehan "A Woman of Egypt", New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987 ISBN 0671540713
- Stadiem, William Too Rich: The High Life and Tragic Death of King Farouk, New York: Carroll & Graf Pub, 1991 ISBN 0881846295
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Farouk of Egypt
Born: 11 February 1920 Died: 18 March 1965 |
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| Preceded by Fuad I |
King of Egypt 1936–1952 |
Succeeded by Fuad II |
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