Fuad II of Egypt



Fuad II
King of Egypt and the Sudan
Reign	26 July 1952 – 18 June 1953
Full name	Aḥmad Fu'ād
Titles	King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan and of Darfur
Born	16 January 1952 (1952-01-16) (age 56)
Birthplace	Abdeen Palace, Cairo
Predecessor	Farouk I
Successor	Muhammad Naguib as President
Consort	Dominique-France Picard
Offspring	Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt Prince Fakhruddin of Egypt
Royal House	Muhammad Ali
Father	Farouk I
Mother	Narriman Sadek

Fuad II, King of Egypt and the Sudan – (Arabic: الملك فؤاد الثاني‎) – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January 1952. He ascended the throne on 26 July 1952 upon the abdication of his father King Farouk I after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. He reigned for less than a year until 18 June 1953. King Fuad II was Egypt and Sudan's last monarch and the last of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty which had ruled since 1805. His short reign came to an end when Egypt was declared a republic on 18 June 1953.

Fuad was less than a year old at the time of his ascension to the throne, thus, he was never formally crowned. He became king following the abdication of his father, King Farouk I, and joined his family in exile after the monarchy was overthrown in 1953. The Council of Regency headed by Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim represented him in Egypt while he was in exile. King Farouk had hoped that his abdication would appease the revolutionaries and other anti-royalist forces in the country, and that the baby king could serve as a unifying force for Egypt and Sudan. Both gambles proved incorrect.

After being deposed, Ahmad Fuad was brought to Switzerland, where he was raised and continues to live.

Marriage and children

In 1976, the King married Dominique-France Picard (née Loeb, born 1948), the daughter of Robert Loeb and his wife, the former Paule Picard. She converted to Islam and assumed the title Queen Fadila of Egypt. The couple had three children before they divorced.

Their children are:

• HRH Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (born 5 February 1979)
• HRH Princess Fawzia-Latifa (born 12 February 1982)
• HRH Prince Fakhruddin (born 19 February 1987)

See also

• Muhammad Ali Dynasty
• List of rulers of Egypt

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Bibliography

• Hammudah, Adil (1991) (in Arabic). Al-Malik Ahmad Fu'ad al-Thani, al-malik al-akhir wa-'arsh Misr. Cairo: Sifinks. ISBN 9789775185068. OCLC 29394467. http://dar.bibalex.org/#BookDetails-9656. Retrieved on 5 December 2008. 

References

• "King Ahmad Fouad II". Official Website of the Egyptian Presidency. Retrieved on 2008-07-27.

External links

• Egyptian Royalty Genealogy - by Christopher Buyers