Fuad I of Egypt
Fuad I (Egyptian Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu’ād al-Awwal; Turkish: I. Fuad or Ahmed Fuad Paşa; 26 March 1868 – 28 April 1936) was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and the Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Hussein Kamel. He replaced the title of Sultan with King when the United Kingdom unilaterally declared Egyptian independence in 1922.
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| King of Egypt and Sovereign of Nubia, the Sudan, Kordofan and Darfur | |||||
| Reign | 15 March 1922 – 28 April 1936 | ||||
| Predecessor | Himself as Sultan of Egypt | ||||
| Successor | Farouk I | ||||
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| Reign | 9 October 1917 – 15 March 1922 | ||||
| Predecessor | Hussein Kamel I | ||||
| Successor | Himself as King of Egypt | ||||
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| Born | 26 March 1868 Giza Palace, Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died | 28 April 1936 (aged 68) Koubbeh Palace, Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt | ||||
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| Issue | Prince Ismail Princess Fawkia Farouk I of Egypt Fawzia, Queen of Iran Princess Faiza Princess Faika Princess Fathia | ||||
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| House | Alawiyya | ||||
| Father | Isma'il I | ||||
| Mother | Ferial Qadin | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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