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Farouk of Egypt

King of Egypt and the Sudan
Years: 1920 - 1965

Farouk I (February 11, 1920 – March 18, 1965) is the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936.

His full title is "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and the Sudan".

He is overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and forced to abdicate in favor of his infant son, Ahmed Fuad, who succeeds him as Fuad II.

Farouk dies in exile in Italy in 1965.

His sister, Princess Fawzia Fuad, is the first wife and consort of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.