NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Fuad I of Egypt

Fuad I, born Ahmed Fuad, (Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu'ād al-Awwal), (March 26, 1868 - April 28, 1936), was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur. The ninth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Sultan Husayn Kamil. He substituted the title of King for Sultan when the United Kingdom formally recognized Egyptian independence in 1922. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (502x675, 49 KB) King Fuad I of Egypt Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (502x675, 49 KB) King Fuad I of Egypt Source: http://www. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sultan of Egypt was the title used for the leader of a number of Muslim dynasties that ruled over Egypt. ... King of Egypt was a position that existed in some form from approximately 3000 BC to the mid 20th century. ... Nubia (not to be confused with Nuba a collective term used for the peoples who inhabit the Nuba Mountains, in Kordofan province, Sudan, Africa) is the region in the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan. ... Kordofan is a former province of central Sudan. ... Wikinews has related news: UN aid convoys face increasing attacks in Darfur For other uses, see Darfur (disambiguation). ... The Muhammad Ali Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Egypt and Sudan from the 19th to the mid-20th Century. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Husayn Kamil, Sultan of Egypt from 1914 to 1917 His Highness Sultan Husayn Kamil (November 21, 1853 - October 9, 1917) (Arabic: Ø³Ù„Ø·Ø§Ù† ØØ³ÙŠÙ† ÙƒØ§Ù…Ù„) was the Sultan of Egypt and King of The Sudan from December 19, 1914 - October 9, 1917, during the British occupation which lasted from 1882-1922. ...

Reign

Fuad struggled with the Wafd party throughout his reign. In 1930, he attempted to strengthen the power of the Crown by abrogating the 1923 constitution and replacing it with a new constitution that limited the role of parliament to advisory status only. Largescale public dissatisfaction compelled him to restore the earlier constitution in 1935. In post-World War I Egypt, the term wafd refers to a delegation, and more specifically the one that had the direct goal of achieving the complete and total independence of Egypt. ...

Family

Fuad was born in Giza Palace in Cairo, the seventh son of Isma'il Pasha. His mother was Farial Kadin. As a great-grandson of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Fuad was of Albanian descent. He married his first wife in Cairo, May 30, 1895 at the Abbasiya Palace in Cairo, February 14, 1896, H.H. Princess Shivakiar Khanum Effendi (1876-1947). She was his cousin and the only daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Prince Ibrahim Fahmi Ahmad Pasha. They had two children, a son, Ismail Fuad, who died in infancy, and a daughter, Fawkia. Unhappily married, the couple divorced in 1898. During a dispute with the brother of his first wife, Fuad was shot in the throat. He survived, but carried that scar the rest of his life. Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area - City 214 kmÂ² (82. ... Ismail Pasha Ismail Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent (December 31, 1830â€“March 2, 1895) (Arabic: Ø¥Ø³Ù…Ø§Ø¹ÙŠÙ„ Ø¨Ø§Ø´Ø§), was khedive of Egypt from 1863 until he was removed at the behest of the British in 1879. ... See Mehemet Ali (Turkey) for the Turkish foreign minister and regent. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...

Fuad married his second wife at the Bustan Palace, Cairo, May 26, 1919. She was Nazli Sabri (1894-1978), daughter of H.E. Abdu'r-Rahim Pasha Sabri, sometime Minister of Agriculture and Governor of Cairo, by his wife, Tawfika Khanum Sharif. Queen Nazli also was a maternal granddaughter of Major-General H.E. Muhammad Sharif Pasha, sometime Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and a great-granddaughter of Suleiman Pasha, a French officer in Napoleon's army who converted to Islam and reorganized the Egyptian army. The couple had five children, the future Farouk I and four daughters, the Princesses Fawzia (who became Queen Consort of Iran), Faiza, Faika, and Fathiya. As with his first wife, Fuad's relation with his second wife was also stormy. The couple continually fought; Fuad even forbidding Nazli from leaving the palace. When Fuad died, it was said that the triumphant Nazli sold all of his clothes to a local used-clothes market in revenge. is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 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. ... Muhammad Sharif Pasha (1826 - 1887) was a significant Egyptian political figure. ... Suleiman Pasha (born Joseph Anthelme SÃ¨ve, also known as SÃ¼leyman PaÅŸa, Soliman Al Fransawi Pasha, or Colonel SÃ¨ve; May or July 1788 - Cairo, March 12, 1860) was a French-born Egyptian commander. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... 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 Her Royal Highness Princess Fawzia bint Fuad of Egypt (Arabic: ÙÙˆØ²ÙŠØ© Ø¨Ù†Øª Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù„Ùƒ ÙØ¤Ø§Ø¯) (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...

Fuad died at the Kubba Palace in Cairo and was buried at the Khedival Mausoleum in the ar-Rifai Mosque in Cairo. St. ... A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...

Marriages

1.Shivakiar Khanum Effendi (1876-1947) Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2.Nazli Sabri (1894-1978) Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Gloria Rubio y Alatorre, better known as Gloria Guinness (August 27, 1912 - November 9, 1980) was an elegant, earthy socialite (major) and writer (minor) of the mid 20th century. ... 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. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

King Farouk of Egypt (February 11, 1920 - March 18, 1965) was the penultimate King of Egypt, succeeding his father Fuad I in 1936. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Princess Fawzia Her Royal Highness Princess Fawzia bint Fuad of Egypt (Arabic: ÙÙˆØ²ÙŠØ© Ø¨Ù†Øª Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù„Ùƒ ÙØ¤Ø§Ø¯) (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... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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