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Princess Faika
Princess of Egypt
Born8 June 1926
Ras al Tin Palace, Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt
Died7 January 1983(1983-01-07) (aged 56)
Cairo, Egypt
SpouseFouad Sadek
Issue
  • Fouad Sadek
  • Ismail Sadek
  • Fawkia Sadek
  • Fahima Sadek
Names
Faika Fuad Sadek
House Muhammad Ali Dynasty
Father Fuad I
Mother Nazli Sabri
Princess Faika (right) as a child

Princess Faika ( Arabic: الأميرة فائقة, 8 June 1926 – 7 January 1983) was an Egyptian royal and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.

Early life

Faika Sadek was born at the Ras al Tin Palace, Alexandria, on 8 June 1926. [1] [2] She was one of the daughters of King Fuad I and Nazli Sabri and the sister of King Farouk, Princess Fawzia, Princess Faiza and Princess Fathia. [3] Her maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who was of Turkish origin. [4]

Personal life

Faika married Fouad Sadek, a commoner Egyptian and a consular officer, in a civil ceremony on 5 April 1950 in San Francisco. [5] [6] [7] At first, King Farouk did not endorse the marriage, but later he confirmed it. [7] [8] Then they married in a religious ceremony at the Kubba Palace in Cairo on 4 June 1950. [5] Faika's husband was given the title of "bey" after the marriage. [5] The couple lived in the Dokki Palace on the Nile and Fouad Sadek began to work at the foreign ministry of Egypt. [7] They had four children, two daughters and two sons. [9]

Death

Faika died in Cairo on 7 January 1983 at the age of 56 following a long illness. [9]

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ M. Epstein, ed. (1926). The Statesman's Year-Book. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 811. ISBN  978-0-230-27058-9.
  2. ^ Rania Aly Maher; et al. (2020). "Ras Al Tin The Summer Residence of Muhammad Ali Dynasty at Alexandria" (PDF). IAJFTH. 6 (1): 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ Richard Hornsby (16 July 1994). "Obituary: Princess Faiza Rauf". The Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ Arthur Goldschmidt (2000). Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Boulder, CO; London: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p.  191. ISBN  1-55587-229-8.
  5. ^ a b c "Princess Faika to be wed Sunday". The City Herald. Cairo. UP. 4 June 1960.
  6. ^ "Egypt princess cut off for wedding commoner". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Cairo. INS. 17 May 1950. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Princess forgiven for marriage". The Mercury. Cairo. AAP. 6 June 1950. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  8. ^ Rym Ghazal (8 July 2013). "A forgotten Egyptian Princess remembered". The National. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Princess Faika of Egypt Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. 9 January 1983. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Princess_Faika_of_Egypt&oldid=1209926838"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Princess Faika
Princess of Egypt
Born8 June 1926
Ras al Tin Palace, Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt
Died7 January 1983(1983-01-07) (aged 56)
Cairo, Egypt
SpouseFouad Sadek
Issue
  • Fouad Sadek
  • Ismail Sadek
  • Fawkia Sadek
  • Fahima Sadek
Names
Faika Fuad Sadek
House Muhammad Ali Dynasty
Father Fuad I
Mother Nazli Sabri
Princess Faika (right) as a child

Princess Faika ( Arabic: الأميرة فائقة, 8 June 1926 – 7 January 1983) was an Egyptian royal and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.

Early life

Faika Sadek was born at the Ras al Tin Palace, Alexandria, on 8 June 1926. [1] [2] She was one of the daughters of King Fuad I and Nazli Sabri and the sister of King Farouk, Princess Fawzia, Princess Faiza and Princess Fathia. [3] Her maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who was of Turkish origin. [4]

Personal life

Faika married Fouad Sadek, a commoner Egyptian and a consular officer, in a civil ceremony on 5 April 1950 in San Francisco. [5] [6] [7] At first, King Farouk did not endorse the marriage, but later he confirmed it. [7] [8] Then they married in a religious ceremony at the Kubba Palace in Cairo on 4 June 1950. [5] Faika's husband was given the title of "bey" after the marriage. [5] The couple lived in the Dokki Palace on the Nile and Fouad Sadek began to work at the foreign ministry of Egypt. [7] They had four children, two daughters and two sons. [9]

Death

Faika died in Cairo on 7 January 1983 at the age of 56 following a long illness. [9]

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ M. Epstein, ed. (1926). The Statesman's Year-Book. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 811. ISBN  978-0-230-27058-9.
  2. ^ Rania Aly Maher; et al. (2020). "Ras Al Tin The Summer Residence of Muhammad Ali Dynasty at Alexandria" (PDF). IAJFTH. 6 (1): 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ Richard Hornsby (16 July 1994). "Obituary: Princess Faiza Rauf". The Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ Arthur Goldschmidt (2000). Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Boulder, CO; London: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p.  191. ISBN  1-55587-229-8.
  5. ^ a b c "Princess Faika to be wed Sunday". The City Herald. Cairo. UP. 4 June 1960.
  6. ^ "Egypt princess cut off for wedding commoner". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Cairo. INS. 17 May 1950. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Princess forgiven for marriage". The Mercury. Cairo. AAP. 6 June 1950. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  8. ^ Rym Ghazal (8 July 2013). "A forgotten Egyptian Princess remembered". The National. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Princess Faika of Egypt Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. 9 January 1983. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Princess_Faika_of_Egypt&oldid=1209926838"

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