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Farouk I

King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of

Kordofan and of Darfur

Reign "pril #$, %&'( ) July #(, %&*#

itles+ing of gypt and -udan, -overeign of

.ubia, of +ordofanand of /arfur

!orn February %%, %

!irt"place 1airo

Died 2arch %$, %&(*

#lace of

deat"3ome

!uried 1airo

#redecessor Fuad 4

Successor Fuad 44

$onsort -afina5 6ulficar,.ariman -adek

%ffspringPrincess Farial, Princess Faw5ia Farouk,

Princess Fadia, Fuad 44

Dynasty 2uhammad "li /ynasty

Fat"er Fuad 4

&ot"er .a5li -abri

Religious

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Farouk I of Egypt9"rabic: Frq al-Awwal 9February %%, % ) 2arch

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%$, %&(*, was the tenth ruler from the 2uhammad "li /ynasty and t"e penultimateKing of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding "is fat"er, Fuad I, in '()* ;e was considered

the first native gyptian monarch for millenia despite his mixed roots +is sister Fa-ia

as ueen of Iran for eig"t years ;is full title was od, +ing of gypt and -udan, -overeign of .ubia, of +ordofan, and of /arfur< +e

as overt"ron in t"e Egyptian Revolution of '(/0, and was forced to abdicate infavor of his infant son "hmed Fuad, who succeeded him as +ing Fuad 44 ;e died in

exile in 4taly

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"e great3great3grandson of &u"ammad 4li #as"a, Farouk was of "lbanian descentas well as native gyptian descent through his mother the @ueen Before his fatherCs

death, he was educated at the 3oyal 2ilitary "cademy, Woolwich, ngland !pon his

coronation, the hugely popular %(DyearDold +ing Farouk made a public radio address tothe nation, the first time a sovereign of gypt had ever spoken directly to his people in

such a way:

5"nd if it is >odCs will to lay on my shoulders at such an early age theresponsibility of kingship, 4 on my part appreciate the duties that will be

mine, and 4 am prepared for all sacrifices in the cause of my duty 2y

noble people, 4 am proud of you and your loyalty and am confident in thefuture as 4 am in >od Eet us work together We shall succeed and be

happy Eong live the Fatherland 6

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Farouk was enamored of the glamorous royal lifestyle "lthough he already had

thousands of acres of land, do5ens of palaces, and hundreds of cars, the youthful king

would often travel to urope for grand shopping sprees, earning the ire of many of hissub=ects

;e was most popular in his early years and the .obility largely celebrated him For

example, during the accession of the young +ing Farouk,

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but for all intents and purposes gypt was now governed by the .aguib, .asser and Free

Ifficers In June %$, %&*', the revolutionary government formally abolished the

monarchy, ending %*0 years of the 2uhammad "li dynastyCs rule, and gypt wasdeclared a republic

The revolutionary government Huickly moved to auction off the kingCs vast collection of

trinkets and treasures "mong the more famous of his possessions was one of the rare%&'' /ouble agle coins, though the coin disappeared before it could be returned to the

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The blueDeyed Farouk was thin early in his reign, but later gained enormous weight ;is

taste for fine cuisine made him dangerously obese, weighing nearly '00 pounds 9%'( kg

) an acHuaintance described him as

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