King of Egypt
| Malik of Egypt | |
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| Fouad I, the first King of Egypt | |
| First monarch | Fouad I |
| Last monarch | Fouad II |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Official residence | Abdeen Palace, Cairo |
| Monarchy started | 15 March 1922 |
| Monarchy ended | 18 June 1953 |
King of Egypt (Arabic: ملك مصر / Malik Misr) was the title used by the ruler of Egypt between 1922 and 1951. When the United Kingdom ended its protectorate over Egypt on 28 February 1922, Egypt's Sultan Fouad I issued a decree on 15 March 1922 whereby he adopted the title of King of Egypt. It has been reported that the title change was due not only to Egypt's newly independent status, but also to Fouad I's desire to be accorded the same title as the newly installed rulers of the newly created kingdoms of Hejaz, Syria and Iraq.[1] The only other monarch to be styled King of Egypt was Fouad I's son Farouk I, whose title was changed to King of Egypt and the Sudan in October 1951 following the Wafdist government's unilateral abrogation of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936.[2] Although the rulers of Ancient Egypt are commonly referred to as Kings of Egypt, it is more correct to refer to them as Pharaohs.
[edit] References
- ^ Rizk, Yunan Labib (10–16 February 2000). "The fallen dynasty". Al-Ahram Weekly (468). ISSN 1110-2977. OCLC 163624446. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/468/chrncls.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Egypt: On the Threshold of Revolution, 1945-52". Country Studies. Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. December 1990. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+eg0041). Retrieved 2008-08-23.
