Fuad I (Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu’ād al-Awwal; 26 March 1868 – 28 April 1936) was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and the Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Hussein Kamel.

Mar 22, 2025 · Fuʾād I (born March 26, 1868, Cairo, Egypt—died April 28, 1936, Cairo) was the first king of Egypt (1922–36) following its independence from Great Britain. The youngest son of Ismāʿīl Pasha, Fuʾād spent most of his childhood with his exiled father in Naples.

May 14, 2018 · Fuad I (1868-1936) was the first king of modern Egypt. He assumed power in 1917 as sultan of Egypt, signifying the legally subordinate position of Egypt within the Ottoman Empire. On March 26, 1868, Ahmed Fuad was born in Giza, the youngest son of Ismail Pasha, the notorious khedive of Egypt.

Born Ahmed Fuad Pasha in Giza, the youngest son of the Ottoman khedive or viceroy in Egypt, Ismael Pasha. The elder Pasha's policies ultimately bankrupted Egypt, leading to a revolution, and the British occupation of the country.

Feb 26, 2025 · Ahmed Fuad was Sultan of Egypt from 1917 until 1922, when Egypt gained its independence from the United Kingdom. He became King Fuad I of Egypt on March 15, 1922 and reigned until his death in April 1936. His full title was King of Egypt and Sovereign of Nubia, the Sudan, Kordofan and Darfur.

During his reign, King Ahmed Fuad I enacted the Constitutions of 1923 and 1930. In January, 1924, the first populist ministry was formed under the rule of Saad Zaghloul Pasha. His era also witnessed the succession of many ministries.

Fuad I (Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu’ād al-Awwal; Turkish: I. Fuad or Ahmed Fuad Paşa; 26 March 1868 – 28 April 1936) was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and the Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became …

Fuad I (Ahmed Fuad Pasha) fo͞oädˈ [key], 1868–1936, first king of modern Egypt, son of the khedive Ismail Pasha. Educated in Europe, Fuad returned to Egypt in 1880. He was particularly concerned with military and cultural affairs and founded the Univ. of Cairo in 1906. He succeeded his brother Hussein as sultan in 1917.

King Fuad (Arabic: الملك فؤاد), also spelled King Fouad, may refer to two different Kings of Egypt: Fuad I of Egypt (1868–1936) Fuad II of Egypt (born in 1952)

Explore the life of King Fuad I of Egypt, his reign from 1920 to 1936, significant reforms, and his impact on modern Egyptian society.