Fawzia of Egypt

Fawzia of Egypt (; 5 November 1921 – 2 July 2013), also known as Fawzia Pahlavi or Fawzia Chirine, was Queen of Iran from 1941 to 1948 as the first wife of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Fawzia was the daughter of Fuad I, seventh son of Ismail the Magnificent and Queen Nazli Sabri. After the 1952 Egyptian revolution and never published her memories of the court of Iran and Egypt.

In 1949, Fawzia married Colonel Ismail Chirine, an Egyptian diplomat, and had two children together. Fawzia died on 2 July 2013 at the age of 91. Her funeral ceremony was held after noon prayers at Sayeda Nafisa Mosque in Cairo on 3 July. She was buried in Cairo next to her second husband.

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