Farouk I Ahmed Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Farouk I Ahmed, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Egypt.

4 records1936–19524 events2 places

Chronological biography

1936

Succession28 April 1936

Government / Government of Egypt · King · Cairo

Succeeds Fuad I as King while still a minor.

1937

Coronation29 July 1937

Government / Government of Egypt · King · Cairo

Is formally crowned after reaching the constitutional age of majority.

1942

Abdeen Palace Incident4 February 1942

Government / Government of Egypt · King · Cairo

Accepts a Wafd government after British forces surround Abdeen Palace.

1952

Abdication26 July 1952

Government / Government of Egypt · King · Alexandria

Abdicates in favour of his infant son Fuad II and leaves Egypt.

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.