Farouk of Egypt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Farouk of Egypt

Egyptian King

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1920

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1965

Profession: politician, coin collecting

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Farouk I (; Arabic: ????? ?????? Faruq al-Awwal; 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was 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 was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and the Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan and of Darfur".
He was overthrown in the 1952 military coup d'état and forced to abdicate in favour of his infant son, Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as Fuad II.
Farouk died in exile in Italy in 1965. His sister, Princess Fawzia Fuad, was the first wife and consort of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.