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Princess of Egypt | |
Born | 8 November 1923 Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
Died | 6 June 1994 Westwood, Los Angeles, United States | (aged 70)
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Spouse | |
House | Muhammad Ali Dynasty |
Father | Fuad I |
Mother | Nazli Sabri |
Princess Faiza ( Arabic: الأميرة فايزة; 8 November 1923 – 6 June 1994) was an Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
Princess Faiza was born in the Abdeen Palace, Cairo, on 8 November 1923. [1] [2] She was the third child of King Fuad I and Nazli Sabri. [3] Princess Faiza was the sister of King Farouk, Princess Fawzia, Princess Faika and Princess Fathia. [2] [4] Her maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister for foreign affairs, who was of Turkish origin. [5]
Princess Faiza did not want to marry a member of the Middle East royal family. [6] Instead, she married her Turkish cousin Bulent Rauf, who was thirty-four years old, in Cairo on 17 May 1945. [7] [8] Their marriage was arranged through familial relations. [7] He was a Western educated man and the grandson of Ismail Pasha. [6] King Farouk did not support their marriage, but reluctantly endorsed it. [6] Princess Faiza and her husband lived in the Zohria Palace on Gezira Island on the Nile after their marriage. [1] [9]
Princess Faiza was instrumental in Princess Fawzia's long period of convalescence in Egypt after divorcing from the Shah of Iran in 1948. [10] Faiza was one of the leading figures of the Red Crescent Society in Egypt during the reign of King Farouk. [11] King Farouk put her and her husband under house arrest due to his suspicion. [1] She and her husband launched a homemade film about a military coup six weeks before the events of 1952. [12] They had no issue, and divorced in 1962. [7]
After the abdication of King Farouk following the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, Princess Faiza moved to Istanbul in 1954. [1] Then, she and her husband went to Spain and France. [7] Next, she went to the US and settled in Beverly Hills, leaving her husband in Paris. [6] [7]
Princess Faiza died on 9 June 1994 at the age of 70 in Westwood, Los Angeles. [4] [11]
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Princess Faiza | |
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Princess of Egypt | |
Born | 8 November 1923 Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
Died | 6 June 1994 Westwood, Los Angeles, United States | (aged 70)
Burial | |
Spouse | |
House | Muhammad Ali Dynasty |
Father | Fuad I |
Mother | Nazli Sabri |
Princess Faiza ( Arabic: الأميرة فايزة; 8 November 1923 – 6 June 1994) was an Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
Princess Faiza was born in the Abdeen Palace, Cairo, on 8 November 1923. [1] [2] She was the third child of King Fuad I and Nazli Sabri. [3] Princess Faiza was the sister of King Farouk, Princess Fawzia, Princess Faika and Princess Fathia. [2] [4] Her maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister for foreign affairs, who was of Turkish origin. [5]
Princess Faiza did not want to marry a member of the Middle East royal family. [6] Instead, she married her Turkish cousin Bulent Rauf, who was thirty-four years old, in Cairo on 17 May 1945. [7] [8] Their marriage was arranged through familial relations. [7] He was a Western educated man and the grandson of Ismail Pasha. [6] King Farouk did not support their marriage, but reluctantly endorsed it. [6] Princess Faiza and her husband lived in the Zohria Palace on Gezira Island on the Nile after their marriage. [1] [9]
Princess Faiza was instrumental in Princess Fawzia's long period of convalescence in Egypt after divorcing from the Shah of Iran in 1948. [10] Faiza was one of the leading figures of the Red Crescent Society in Egypt during the reign of King Farouk. [11] King Farouk put her and her husband under house arrest due to his suspicion. [1] She and her husband launched a homemade film about a military coup six weeks before the events of 1952. [12] They had no issue, and divorced in 1962. [7]
After the abdication of King Farouk following the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, Princess Faiza moved to Istanbul in 1954. [1] Then, she and her husband went to Spain and France. [7] Next, she went to the US and settled in Beverly Hills, leaving her husband in Paris. [6] [7]
Princess Faiza died on 9 June 1994 at the age of 70 in Westwood, Los Angeles. [4] [11]
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