Farouk I

American

[fah-rook, fuh-] / fɑˈruk, fə- /

noun

Faruk I.

Farouk I British

/ fəˈruːk /

noun

1920–65, last king of Egypt (1936–52). He was forced to abdicate (1952)

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The remains of Queen Farida - the wife of King Farouk I, who was overthrown in a 1952 coup - were moved to a mosque after her tomb was destroyed.

From BBC

But despite his unpopularity at the time, the sentiment towards Farouk I seems to have changed somewhat in the last few years.

From BBC

Still it was army officers who chucked out Egypt's last monarch in 1952, peaceably escorting Farouk I to Alexandria and putting him on a boat.

From Time

Farouk I took the throne in 1936, aged just 16 years old.

From BBC

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