Muhammad Ali Farouk
Prince of the Sa'id
Born (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979
Cairo, Egypt
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
IssuePrince Fouad Zaher Hassan
Princess Farah-Noor
HouseAlawiyya
FatherFuad II of Egypt
MotherDominique-France Loeb-Picard
ReligionSunni Islam
Styles of
Muhammad Ali
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness

Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (Arabic: الأمير محمد على، أمير الصعيد [mæˈħæm.mæd ˈʕæli]; born 5 February 1979) is the heir apparent to the defunct thrones of Egypt and the Sudan, as the elder son of the former monarch, King Fuad II.[1]

Life and family

Muhammad Ali was born on 5 February 1979 in Cairo, Egypt.[2][1] He is the elder son of Fuad II, who was deposed while he was still a baby and was raised in exile,[1] and his former wife, (née Dominique-France Loeb-Picard). Muhammad Ali is also the grandson of King Farouk and Queen Narriman.[2]

At the request of his father, Fuad II, President Anwar Sadat gave permission for his mother, Fadila, to give birth in Egypt. As a result, Muhammad Ali became the first member of the direct branch of the Royal Family of Egypt to return to the country after the coup of 1953.[1]

Prince Muhammad Ali was raised and educated between Europe and Morocco,[1] attending Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. He works in real estate in Paris.[3]

He is also spending time in Egypt, particularly since the Egyptian state recognizes the historical heritage of the Muhammad Ali dynasty.[4]

Mohamed Ali has a sister, Fawzia Latifa, born in Monaco on February 12, 1982, and a brother, Fakhr-Eddin, born in Rabat, Morocco on August 25, 1987.

Marriage and issue

While on holiday in Istanbul, Prince Muhammad Ali attended the wedding of Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein and Tılsım Tanberk on April 20, 2012.[1] There, he met Princess Noal of Afghanistan, daughter of Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan and granddaughter of King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan. The couple's betrothal was announced on April 27, 2013.[1]

Their wedding was held on 30 August 2013, at Istanbul's former Çırağan Palace, in the presence of Fuad II. Members of both families and their friends attended the wedding and festivities, and representatives from European and Middle Eastern royal families as well as many Egyptian dignitaries were also invited.[5]

From this union, two children were born on 12 January 2017, twins, who bear the title of Royal Highness:

  • Fouad Zaher Hassan, Prince of Egypt. His names were chosen in honor of his grandfather, King Fouad II of Egypt, his great-grandfather, King Zaher Shah of Afghanistan, and King Hassan II of Morocco.
  • Farah-Noor, Princess of Egypt.

Titles and styles

Dynastic honours

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hello! Magazine Prince Muhammed Ali of Egypt and Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan Prepare for their Royal Wedding. 2 August 2013 (retrieved 26 November 2013).
  2. 1 2 Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke’s Royal Families of the World: Volume II. Burke's Peerage. 1980. pp. 26-27, 34-37, 287. ISBN 0-85011-029-7
  3. 1 2 3 Whitworth, Damian (3 February 2011). "Egypt's last king on life in exile". The Times.
  4. ↑ Fontaine, Nicolas (8 March 2022). "King Fuad II and his children return to Egypt for the first time since the pandemic". Histoires Royales.
  5. ↑ Goudsouzian, Tanya (26 August 2013). "Game of thrones". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023.
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