Ruler
King Farouk
Last king of Egypt
1936 – 1952
Regnal years; he lived 1920–1965.
Biography
He came to the throne young in 1936. His reign saw the Second World War, the incident of 4 February 1942, the 1948 war and the Cairo fire. He abdicated in favour of his infant son on 26 July 1952 and left Egypt.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
King Farouk abdicated on 26 July 1952, three days after the Free Officers moved.
- Joel Gordon (1992) “Nasser’s Blessed Movement: Egypt’s Free Officers and the July Revolution” Oxford University Press