Princess Fawzia

Her Royal Highness Princess Fawzia bint Fuad of Egypt (Arabic: فوزية بنت الملك فؤاد) (Alexandria, Egypt, November 5, 1921 -) was a Queen of Iran having been the first wife of the last Shah of Iran and a sister of King Farouk I. Though referred to as a princess out of courtesy, she is legally Fawzia Shirin, having remarried in 1949 and having lost her royal titles in 1952 when the Egyptian monarchy was abolished. Image File history File links Fawzia. ... Image File history File links Fawzia. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria Αλεξάνδρεια (in Arabic, الإسكندرية, transliterated al-ʼIskandariyyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that countrys second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of Persia to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... King Farouk of Egypt (February 11, 1920 - March 18, 1965) was the penultimate King of Egypt, succeeding his father Fuad I in 1936. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ...

She was born Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia bint Fuad at Ras al-Tine Palace in Alexandria, the eldest daughter of Fuad I, Sultan of Egypt (later King Fuad I) and his second wife, Nazli Sabri. In addition to her sisters Faiza, Faika, and Fathiya, and her brother Farouk, she had two half-siblings from her father's previous marriage to Princess Shivakiar Khanum Effendi. Princess Fawzia was raised to the rank of Royal Highness in 1922, when her father became king. Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria Αλεξάνδρεια (in Arabic, الإسكندرية, transliterated al-ʼIskandariyyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that countrys second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. ... Categories: People stubs | 1868 births | 1936 deaths | Egyptian heads of state ... Nazli Sabri (1894-1978), daughter of H.E. Abdur-Rahim Pasha Sabri, sometime Minister of Agriculture and Governor of Cairo, by his wife, Tawfika Khanum Sharif, was the second wife of King Fuad of Egypt. ... King Farouk of Egypt (February 11, 1920 - March 18, 1965) was the penultimate King of Egypt, succeeding his father Fuad I in 1936. ...

Princess Fawzia of Egypt married Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980), the Crown Prince of Iran, in Cairo, on March 16, 1939; after their honeymoon, the wedding ceremonies were repeated in Tehran. Two years later, the crown prince succeeded his exiled father and was to become the last Shah of Iran. The marriage was not a success. After the birth of the couple's only child, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi, Queen Fawzia -- the title of empress was not yet used in Iran at that time -- obtained an Egyptian divorce in 1945. This divorce was not recognized by Iran, however, and eventually an official divorce was obtained, in Iran, on November 17, 1948. One major condition of the divorce was that her daughter be left behind to be raised in Iran. The former Queen Fawzia also reclaimed her previous distinction of Princess of Egypt. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (Persian: محمدرضا شاه پهلوی) (October 26, 1919, Tehran – July 27, 1980, Cairo), styled His Imperial Majesty, Shahanshah (King of Kings), and Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans), was the last Shah of Iran. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran Tehran is a metropolis of 14 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. ... One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of Persia to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On March 28, 1949, in Cairo, Princess Fawzia married Colonel Ismail Hussain Shirin Bey, (1919-1994), a distant cousin and onetime Egyptian Minister of War and the Navy. The couple had two children: Nadia (born 1950) and Muhammed (born 1955). March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A noted beauty, she appeared on the cover of the September 21, 1942 issue of Life magazine, photographed by Cecil Beaton, who described the then Queen of Iran as an "Asian Venus" with "a perfect heart-shaped face [and] strangely pale but piercing blue eyes." September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Look up life and living in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (January 14, 1904 – January 18, 1980) was an English fashion and portrait photographer. ...

Fawzia Shirin is the senior member of the deposed Egyptian Royal Family residing in Egypt. Her nephew Fuad, who was proclaimed King Fuad II of Egypt upon the departure of his father into exile in Europe, resides in Switzerland. Fuad II (born January 16, 1952) was King of Egypt from July 26, 1952 to June 18, 1953. ...

Her death was mistakenly reported in January 2005. Journalists had confused her with her niece Princess Fazia (Fevziye) (1940-2005), one of the three daughters of King Farouk. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Titles from Birth

• Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia of Egypt
• Her Royal Highness Princess Fawzia of Egypt
• Her Imperial and Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Iran
• Her Imperial Majesty the Queen Fawzia
• Her Imperial & Royal Highness Princess Fawzia of Egypt & Iran
• Her Royal Highness the Princess Fawzia Shirin of Egypt
• Mrs. Fawzia Shirin