Farouk of Egypt | Article about Farouk of Egypt by The Free Dictionary Farouk of Egypt | Article about Farouk of Egypt by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Farouk (färo͞ok`), 1920–65, king of Egypt (1936–52), son and successor of Fuad I. After a short regency he acceded (1937) to the throne. A constitutional monarch, Farouk was frequently at odds with the Wafd Wafd , in modern Egyptian history, a political party. It arose out of the delegation [Arabic wafd=delegation] headed by Zaghlul Pasha that was to have visited Great Britain in 1918 to urge Egypt's independence. Zaghlul formed the party in 1919. ..... Click the link for more information. , the largest Egyptian party. Because of his pro-Axis sympathies during World War II, the British imposed upon him a pro-British premier in 1942.

General corruption, added to his defeat in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War Arab-Israeli Wars, conflicts in 1948–49, 1956, 1967, 1973–74, and 1982 between Israel and the Arab states. Tensions between Israel and the Arabs have been complicated and heightened by the political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of the great powers. ..... Click the link for more information. , eventually led to the military coup of 1952, headed by Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdal Nasser Nasser, Gamal Abdal , 1918–70, Egyptian army officer and political leader, first president of the republic of Egypt (1956–70). A revolutionary since youth, he was wounded by the police and expelled (1935) from secondary school in Cairo for leading an anti-British ..... Click the link for more information. . Farouk was forced to abdicate; he fled the country and found refuge abroad.

Wafd | Article about Wafd by The Free Dictionary Wafd | Article about Wafd by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Dictionary , Acronyms , Wikipedia . Wafd (wŏft), in modern Egyptian history, a political party. It arose out of the delegation [Arabic wafd=delegation] headed by Zaghlul Pasha Zaghlul Pasha, Saad , c.1850–1927, Egyptian nationalist leader, founder of the Wafd party. He suffered both arrest (1882) and exile (1919) for his attempts to end foreign domination in Egypt. ..... Click the link for more information. that was to have visited Great Britain in 1918 to urge Egypt's independence. Zaghlul formed the party in 1919. In addition to espousing independence, the Wafdists called for extensive social and economic reforms. In the first parliament elected (1924) under the constitution of 1923, the Wafd won a large majority.

King Fuad I Fuad I (Ahmed Fuad Pasha) , 1868–1936, first king of modern Egypt, son of the khedive Ismail Pasha. Educated in Europe, Fuad returned to Egypt in 1880. He was particularly concerned with military and cultural affairs and founded the Univ. of Cairo in 1906. ..... Click the link for more information. , who bitterly opposed the party, dissolved parliament and would not call a new election until 1926. Again the Wafd won, and in 1928 its new leader, Nahas Pasha Nahas Pasha (Mustafa Nahas Pasha) , 1876–1965, Egyptian statesman, leader (1927–52) of the Wafd party. He was premier five times between 1928 and 1952. During World War II the British forced (1942) King Farouk to appoint Nahas as head of a government favorable to the ..... Click the link for more information. , became prime minister. That year the government introduced a measure forbidding the king to rule without parliament.

Fuad, asserting that this would give the Wafd absolute control of the country, refused his assent and suspended the constitution. Nevertheless, in 1930 the Wafd was again victorious. Fuad soon dismissed the new cabinet and appointed a conservative prime minister, who made the party illegal. When the constitution of 1923 was restored in 1935, the Wafd returned to power. They formed the cabinet in 1936–37. Relations with the new king, Farouk Farouk , 1920–65, king of Egypt (1936–52), son and successor of Fuad I. After a short regency he acceded (1937) to the throne. A constitutional monarch, Farouk was frequently at odds with the Wafd, the largest Egyptian party. ..... Click the link for more information. , were scarcely more cordial than those with his father. In World War II the party, which was anti-Axis, was installed in office from 1942 to 1944 at the insistence of Great Britain, which feared pro-Axis elements.

In the elections of 1950 the Wafd triumphed again, and Nahas Pasha returned as prime minister. The party lost much of its popularity because of charges of corruption and the support it had given the British during the war. On Jan. 26, 1952, King Farouk took advantage of riots in Cairo to dismiss the Wafd from power. When the Egyptian revolution took place in July, 1952, Wafd politicians were discredited, and the party was forced to disband. The New Wafd party, established in 1978, had parliamentary representation in the 1980s but boycotted several elections in the 1990s. The rise of Islamists had by the 2005 parliamentary elections resulted in the Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood, officially Jamiat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun [Arab.,=Society of Muslim Brothers], religious and political organization founded (1928) in Egypt by Hasan al-Banna. ..... Click the link for more information. becoming the main opposition group, and in Jan., 2006, reformers won control of the New Wafd.

Tensions between the old guard and reformers led to a gun battle at party headquarters in Apr., 2006. In the 2011–12 parliamentary elections, the party placed third (and first among the secular parties) in the first post- Mubarak Mubarak, Muhammad Hosni , 1928–, president of Egypt (1981–2011). Air force commander (1972–75) and vice president (1975–81) of Egypt, he became president after Anwar al-Sadat was assassinated on Oct. 6, 1981. ..... Click the link for more information. balloting. Bibliography See Z. M. Quraishi, Liberal Nationalism in Egypt (1967). Farouk I | Definition of Farouk I by Merriam-Webster Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about Farouk I Seen and Heard What made you want to look up Farouk I? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Egyptian history - On This Day On This Day Historical Events Events 1 - 100 of 302 1479-04-24 BC Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty). 1457-04-16 BC Battle of Megiddo: Egyptian forces of Thutmose III defeat a large Canaanite coalition under King of Kadesh. First battle recorded with a reliable account. 1425-03-11 BC Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty). 1279-05-31 BC Rameses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 0217-06-22 BC Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. 0196-03-27 BC Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt.

Assassination 0048-09-28 BC Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Roman Military and Political Leader Pompey the Great Victory in Battle 0048-08-09 BC Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. Roman Military Commander and Political Statesman 0044-09-02 BC Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt Cleopatra Event of Interest 0030-08-01 BC Octavian (later known as Augustus ) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.

Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar Victory in Battle 0030-07-31 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves minor victory over Octavian, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to Octavian's invasion of Egypt Roman Politician and General 0435-08-03 Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, exiled by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.

1006-05-01 Supernova observed by Chinese & Egyptians in constellation Lupus 1099-08-12 Battle at Ascalon: Godfried of Broth leading the Crusaders beats Egyptians Fatimid army 1129-02-18 Jerusalem re-taken by Christians in peace treaty between Holy Roman Emperor Frederik II and Egyptian ruler Al-Kamil 1167-03-18 Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians Battle of Interest 1187-07-03 Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin , Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem's crusader army 1st Sultan of Egypt and Syria 1218-05-24 The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1250-04-13 The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured. 1250-07-03 Louis IX of France is captured by Baibars' Mamluk army at the Battle of Fariskur while he is in Egypt conducting the Seventh Crusade; he later has to ransom himself.

1260-10-24 Saif ad-Din Qutuz, third Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, by a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself. 1291-07-31 Egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine 1724-12-09 Colley Cibber's play "Caesar in Egypt" premieres in London Event of Interest 1798-07-01 Napoleon 's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt French Emperor 1798-07-23 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt Victory in Battle 1798-08-01 Battle of the Nile: British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson attacks and decimates the French fleet at Aboukir Bay off the Nile Delta, Egypt British Admiral 1799-07-15 The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon 's Egyptian Campaign.

1799-07-25 French-Egyptian forces under Napoleon I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir 1799-08-23 Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power. 1801-03-08 British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt 1811-03-01 Egyptian king Muhammad Ali Pasha oversees ceremonial murder of 500 1824-06-21 Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea. 1826-06-21 Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas. 1827-10-20 Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet 1854-11-15 In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is given the necessary royal concession. 1859-02-04 The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.

1864-12-28 Battle of Egypt Station, MS 1869-11-17 Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas 1875-11-16 Battle of Gundet: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians 1876-03-07 Battle at Gura: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians 1879-02-18 Arabs capture Egyptian premier Nabar Pasha 1879-04-08 Khedive Ismael of Egypt fires French/British ministers 1879-06-26 Ismael Pasha resigns as khedive of Egypt 1881-01-22 Ancient Egyptian obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle" erected in Central Park, New York 1881-09-09 Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid" 1882-06-10 Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans 1882-09-13 Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt 

1883-07-24 Arabi Pasha declares a holy war in Egypt 1883-11-05 Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army 1888-06-29 First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's Israel in Egypt on wax cylinder 1898-04-08 Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese 1899-01-19 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms 1904-04-08 Great Britain and France establish their Entente Cordiale, a technical treaty settling long-standing disagreements over Morocco, Egypt, Africa, and the Pacific 1906-05-03 British-controlled Egypt takes Sinai peninsula from Turkey 1907-12-07 The First Egyptian Nationalist Congress meets under the leadership of Mustafa Kamil Pasha 1912-12-07 Bust of Queen Nefertiti found in El-Amarna, Egypt 1913-07-21 The Egyptian government announces a new constitutional system and electoral

 law 1914-02-01 NY Giants & Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt 1914-12-17 Great Britain declares Egypt a protectorate 1914-12-23 World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

1916-12-23 World War I: Battle of Magdhaba - Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. 1917-01-09 World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine.

1922-02-21 Great Britain grants Egypt independence 1922-02-28 Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain 1922-03-16 Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt 1922-05-20 "Egypt" sinks off Ushant after colliding with "Seine" killing 90 Event of Interest 1922-11-04 Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt Archaeologist and Discoverer of Tutankhamun 1922-11-26 English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's virtually intact tomb in Egypt 1923-04-19 New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers 1924-01-13 Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections 1924-01-27 Egyptian king Foead nominates Saad Zaghloel Pasja premier 1924-11-22 Britain orders Egyptians out of Sudan 1925-05-21 George Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Dol

obran, becomes British High Commissioner in Egypt 1925-12-06 Italy, Britain & Egypt sign Jaghbub accord (Italy) 1926-06-06 Egyptian government of Adly Pasha forms 1928-07-19 King Fuad of Egypt siezes power and disbands parliament 1931-04-22 Egypt & Iraq sign peace treaty 1935-11-13 Anti-British riots in Egypt 1936-05-10 Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt 1940-09-12 Italian troops enter Egypt 1940-09-13 Italian troops under Marshal Graziani attack Egypt 1940-12-17 British troops occupy Sollum, Egypt 1941-04-23 Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt 1941-05-15 British attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya 1941-05-18 An Egyptian steamer sinks 1942-

06-24 Africa Korps invades Egypt 1942-10-23 During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt 1945-02-24 Egypt & Syria declare war on nazi-Germany 1945-02-24 Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.

1945-03-22 Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt 1946-02-21 Anti-British demonstrations in Egypt 1948-05-10 1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel 1948-05-15 Troops from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia attack Israel 1948-05-16 Egyptians enter the Gaza 1948-10-14 Large scale fighting between Israel & Egypt 1948-10-18 Operation 10 Plagues - Israeli offensive against Egyptian army 1948-10-22 Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel 1948-12-28 IDF crosses Egyptian border 1949-02-24 Israel & Egypt sign an armistice agreement Previous 0047-06-23 BC Pharaoh Ptolemy XV of Egypt (d.

30 BC) 0317-08-07 Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61) 1553-11-23 Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) 1790-12-23 Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics 1821-06-08 Samuel White Baker, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt), born in London, England 1830-12-31 Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79) 1841-02-26 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt) 1852-12-15 Tewfik Pasja, khedive (viceroy) of Egypt 1853-11-21 Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17) 1868-03-26 Fuad I,

 king of Egypt (1922-36) 1874-07-14 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt (1892-1914) 1874-08-14 Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Cairo Egypt, Egyptian lawyer, journalist, and nationalist activist 1886-10-01 Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author 1886-11-15 René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d.

1951) 1899-06-04 Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect (d. 1989) 1901-02-20 Ali Muhammad Naguib, Khartoum, president of Egypt (1952-54) 1904-05-04 Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer (official Date of Birth) (d. 1975) 1904-12-31 Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer and actress (d. 1975) 1906-10-14 Imam Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (d. 1949) 1908-03-07 Anna Magnani, Alexandria Egypt, actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle) 1908-09-19 Mika Waltari, novelist (Egyptian) 1910-11-02 Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician (d.

1999) 1911-12-11 Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988) 1915-09-15 Ismail Yasin, Egyptian comedian and actor (d. 1972) 1917-02-17 Abdur Rahman Badawi, Egyptian philosopher (d. 2002) 1917-03-03 Sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist (d. 1952) 1917-06-09 Eric J. Hobsbawm, Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt, Marxist historian (The Age of Revolution; Capital; and Empire), (d. 2012) 1918-01-15 Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954-1971) 1918-07-02 Sheikh Imam, Egyptian singer and composer, born in Giza (d.

1995) Person of Interest 1918-12-25 Anwar Sadat , 3rd President of Egypt (1970-81, Nobel 1978), born in Monufia, Egypt (d. 1981) President of Egypt and Nobel Laureate 1920-02-11 Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt (1936-52) 1920-11-18 Mustafa Khalil, Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008) 1921-11-05 Fawzia of Egypt, Queen of Iran 1922-11-14 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992- 96), born in Cairo (d. 2016) 1924-03-03 Ali Faik Zaghloul, Egyptian radio presenter (d.

1995) 1926-09-09 Yusuf al-Qaradawi, prominent Egypt Muslim cleric Person of Interest 1928-05-04 Hosni Mubarak , Egyptian president (1981-2011), born in Kafr-El Meselha, Egypt Egyptian President 1930-06-05 Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian writer (d. 1996) 1930-09-11 Saleh Selim, Egyptian football player (d. 2002) 1930-12-25 Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist (d. 1986) 1931-10-27 Nawal el-Saadawi, Egyptian writer 1932-04-10 Omar Sharif, [Michael Shalhoub], Egyptian actor (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), born in Alexandria (d.

2015) 1933-01-17 Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt (The 6th Day) 1933-01-17 Yolande Christina Dalida, Cairo Egypt 1933-08-29 Jehan Sadat, Widow of Anwar Sadat and 1st Lady of Egypt, born in Cairo, Egypt 1935-11-19 Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian imam (d. 1990) 1936-07-02 Omar Suleiman, Qena, Egypt, army general and intelligence officer, (d. 2012) 1942-01-26 Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (d.

2001) 1942-06-17 Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian IAEA director, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1944-10-15 Haim Saban, Egyptian-born American media proprietor 1946-02-26 Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist, Nobel laureate (1999), born in Damanhur, Egypt (d.

2016) 1946-06-05 Gillian Hills, Cairo Egypt, actress (Blow-up, Clockwork Orange) 1946-06-15 Demis Roussos, Greek singer, born in Alexandria Egypt 1947-05-17 John Traicos, cricketer (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93) 1951-05-16 Jonathan Richman, rocker (Modern Lovers-New England, Egyptian Reggae) 1951-06-19 Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egyptian terrorist 1952-01-16 King Fuad II of Egypt (1952-53), last King of Egypt, born in Cairo 1952-07-16 Stewart Copeland, Alexandria Egypt, drummer (Police-Roxanne) 1954-06-02 Michael Steele, rocker (Bangles-Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian) 1954-10-10 Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian singer and actor 1955-0

3-10 Youssra, Egyptian actress and singer 1955-04-15 Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (d.

1997) 1955-08-18 Taher ElGamal, Egyptian scientist 1956-11-10 Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian entrepreneur and activist 1957-04-04 Ali El Haggar, Egyptian singer and actor 1958-10-14 Thomas Dolby, Cairo Egypt, rock vocalist (She Blinded Me With Science) 1959-01-17 Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian) 1960-07-19 Atom Egoyan, Cairo Egypt, director (Adjuster, Next of Kin) 1960-09-18 Karim Rashid, Egyptian/English industrial designer 1961-10-11 Amr Diab, Egyptian singer 1962-01-04 Laila Eloui, Egyptian actress 1966-01-07 Ehab Tawfik, Egyptian singer 1966-09-22 Moustafa Amar, Egyptian singer 1966-11-02

 Khaled Abol Naga, Egyptian actor and activist, born in Cairo 1968-04-26 Ahmed Elmaghraby, Suez Egypt, US field hockey forward (Olympics-96) 1968-09-01 Mohammed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (d.

2001) 1969-11-18 Ahmed Helmi, Egyptian actor 1972-09-01 Eiman Thakeb, Miss Egypt Universe (1997) 1973-01-15 Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer 1976-11-18 Mona Zaki, Egyptian Actress 1977-03-17 Hadeel Abol-Naga, Miss Universe-Egypt (1996) 1977-08-16 Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer/actor 1980-10-10 Sherine, Egyptian singer 1981-10-08 Ruby [Rania Hussein Muhammad Tawfiq], Egyptian singer (Do You Know Why) and actress (The BabyDoll Night), born in Cairo, Egypt 1983-02-23 Mido, Egyptian footballer 1984-03-20 Rami Malek, Egyptian-born actor Famous Weddings 1939-03-16 Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad

 Reza Pahlavi of Iran.

Last Shah of Iran Famous Deaths Person of Interest 0030-08-12 BC Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide allegedly by inducing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt 0347-05-14 Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies 1121-12-11 Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b.

1066) Person of Interest 1193-03-04 Saladin , 1st Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, dies of fever at about 55 1st Sultan of Egypt and Syria 1204-12-12 Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 1249-11-23 Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies 1250-02-08 William II Longespee, dies as a martyr at the battle of Al Mansurah, Egypt (7th cruscade) 1250-05-02 Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered 1260-10-23 Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered 1277-07-01 Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b.

1223) 1517-04-13 Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged 1773-05-08 Ali Bey Al-Kabir, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies (b. 1728) 1829-05-10 Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies 1849-08-02 Governor Muhammad Ali of Egypt (b. 1769) 1854-07-18 Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 1883-11-05 William Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle 1887-04-20 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b.

1826) 1892-01-07 Tewfik Pasja, viceroy of Egypt, dies at 39 1895-03-02 Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79), dies at 64 1905-08-14 Mohammed Abdoe, Egyptian writing expert (Al'Oerwah al-Woethka), dies 1908-02-10 Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Egyptian lawyer, journalist, Nationalist and a founder of Egyptian National Party, dies at 33 1910-02-20 Boutros Ghali, Prime Minister of Egypt (1908-1910), assassinated by a nationalist at 64 1911-09-21 Arab Pasha, "al-Misri" [Pasha Ahmad Arab), Egyptian minister, dies 1917-01-29 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 1917-10-09 Hussain Kamil, s

ultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 1919-11-15 Mohammad Farid, an influential Egyptian political figure.

1924-11-19 Lee Stack, British sirdar in Egypt/gov-gen of Sudan, murdered 1927-07-23 Saad Zaghlul, Egyptian parliament chairman, dies at 74 1936-04-28 Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies 1936-05-14 Edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74 1944-12-20 Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 1945-02-24 Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament 1948-12-28 Mahmud Nokrashy Pasha, PM of Egypt (19..-48), assassinated 1949-02-12 Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b.

1906) 1951-01-07 René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (b. 1886) 1952-08-05 Sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist (b. 1917) 1954-05-30 Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 1964-10-20 Miles WL Killearn of Killearn, baron/diplomat (Egypt), dies at 84 1965-03-18 Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45 1966-08-29 Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b.

1906) 1967-09-14 Mohammed Abdul Hakim Amer, Egyptian vice-PM, commits suicide at 47 1969-03-09 Riad, chief of staff (Egyptian army), dies 1970-09-28 Gamal' Abd al-Nassar, Egypt Pres (1953-70), dies of heart attack at 52 1972-05-24 Ismail Yasin, Egyptian comedian and actor (b. 1915) 1973-10-28 Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer (b. 1889) 1975-02-03 Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer (b. 1904) 1977-03-30 Abdel Halim Hafez, Egyptian singer and actor (b.

1929) 1977-07-03 Mohammed al-Zahaby, Egyptian minister, murdered Person of Interest 1981-10-06 Anwar Sadat , 3rd President of Egypt (1970-81, Nobel 1978), assassinated by fundamentalist army officers at 62 President of Egypt and Nobel Laureate 1982-04-15 Five murderers of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat executed 1984-08-29 Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian statesman (b. 1901) 1986-04-21 Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist (b.1930) 1990-01-31 Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian-born imam (b.

1935) 1990-10-12 Rifaat Maghub, president Egyptian MP, murdered 1990-11-12 Rifaat El-Maghub, Egyptian MP leader, murdered 1991-05-03 Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Egyptian singer and composer (b.

1907) 1992-06-08 Farag Foeda, Egyptian writer/publicist, murdered 1993-04-11 Mohammed el-Himi, brigade-general of Egyptian police, murdered 1993-09-08 Zaki Naguib Mahmoud, Egyptian philosopher/author/diplomat, dies at 88 1994-04-09 Raouf Khayrat, Egyptian general-major, murdered 1995-01-22 Mahmoud Sayed Selim, Egyptian moslim leader, shot to death at 29 1995-06-07 Sheikh Imam, Egyptian singer and composer, dies at 76 1995-10-13 Ali Faik Zaghloul, Egyptian radio presenter, dies at 71 1997-11-21 Ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies 1999-08-09 Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician (b.

1910) 2001-06-21 Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (b. 1942) 2002-07-25 Abdur Rahman Badawi, Egyptian existentialist philosopher (b. 1917) 2006-08-30 Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911) 2006-08-31 Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983) 2008-07-27 Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director (b. 1926) 2009-07-01 Marwa El-Sherbini, Egyptian housewife (b.

1977 or 1976) 2012-01-07 Ibrahim Aslan, Egyptian author, dies from heart failure at 77 2012-03-17 Pope Shenouda III, Egyptian Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, dies from prostate cancer at 88 2012-07-19 Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and intelligence officer, dies from a heart attack at 76 2015-07-10 Omar Sharif, [Michael Shalhoub], Egyptian actor (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 83 2016-02-16 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992- 96), dies at 93 Farouk of Egypt - definition of Farouk of Egypt by The Free Dictionary Farouk of Egypt - definition of Farouk of Egypt by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia .

Fa·rouk I also Fa·ruk I (fə-ro͞ok′) 1920-1965. King of Egypt (1936-1952) who lost support of his army after Egypt's military loss to Israel (1948) and was overthrown (1952) by a coup d'état led by Gamal Nasser. Farouk I (Biography) 1920–65, last king of Egypt (1936–52). He was forced to abdicate (1952) Fa•ruk I 1920–65, king of Egypt from 1936 until his abdication in 1952. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Egypt References in periodicals archive ?

It is known as the "School of Kings" for its impressive list of alumni, including the Shah of Iran, Prince Rainier of Monaco, and King Farouk of Egypt. Geoff Notkin Delivers TEDx Talk at Switzerland's Institut Le Rosey BRAKING NEWS Some of the cars in the barn including, left, a Talbot Lago T26 that belonged to King Farouk of Egypt and, right, a 1956 Maserati All That Glitters Tharwat Okasha (1921 -- 2012) was an army officer involved in the Free Officers Movement, along with former president Nasser and his comrades, which toppled King Farouk of Egypt from his crown in what is known as the July Revolution of 1952. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

Question: Who was King of Egypt from 1936-52?
Answer: Farouk