Fawzia Fuad of Egypt


Fawzia Fuad of Egypt was an Egyptian princess who became Queen of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Princess Fawzia was born Her Sultanic Highness Princess Fawzia bint Fuad at Ras elTin Palace, Alexandria, the eldest daughter of Sultan Fuad I of Egypt and Sudan , and his second wife, Nazli Sabri onNovember 1921. Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt was of 1016 Circassian , 316 Turkish , 216 French and 116 Albanian descent. Princess Fawzias maternal greatgrandfather was MajorGeneral Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. One of her greatgreatgrandfathers was Suleiman Pasha, a French army officer who served under Napolon, converted to Islam, and oversaw an overhaul of the Egyptian army.

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