Farouk of Egypt

Farouk was king of Egypt from 1936 until the Free Officers overthrew him in 1952. He was the last reigning monarch of the Muhammad Ali dynasty.

Muhammad Ali dynasty: The dynasty founded by Muhammad Ali that ruled Egypt from 1805 until the monarchy ended in 1953. Farouk inherited its throne and was its last reigning monarch.
Constitution of Egypt (1923): The constitution that established parliamentary government under Egypt’s monarchy in 1923. It set formal limits on royal power during Farouk’s reign.
Free Officers Movement: A clandestine group of Egyptian military officers that organized the 1952 coup against the monarchy. Its officers removed Farouk from power.
Egyptian nationalism: A political movement seeking Egyptian self-determination and national sovereignty. Farouk’s reign unfolded amid demands for independence from British control.
Fuad I of Egypt: King of Egypt from 1922 until his death in 1936 and Farouk’s father. His death brought Farouk to the throne while still a teenager.
Wafd Party: An Egyptian nationalist political party that dominated parliamentary politics during much of the monarchy. Its electoral strength repeatedly brought Farouk into conflict with a major civilian rival.
Egyptian Revolution of 1952: The military coup and political upheaval that ended Egypt’s monarchy and began republican rule. The revolution forced Farouk to abdicate and leave Egypt.
Egyptian Revolution: A broad term for political upheavals that transformed Egypt’s government and society. The 1952 revolution recast Farouk’s reign as an ending of the old order.
Egyptian monarchy: The system of hereditary kingship that governed Egypt from 1922 to 1953. Farouk’s reign was a late chapter in this short-lived kingdom.
1939 Egyptian parliamentary crisis: A confrontation in which Farouk dismissed parliament and appointed a government without securing a parliamentary majority. It exposed how Farouk used royal powers against parliamentary norms.

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