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Farida of Egypt

1921 - 1988

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Farida (born Safinaz Zulficar Arabic: صافيناز ذو الفقار 5 September 1921 – 16 October 1988) was the queen of Egypt for nearly eleven years as the first wife of King Farouk. She was the first queen of Egypt since Cleopatra to have left seclusion and played a public representational role, attending public functions and acting as honorary protector of charities, in accordance with the modern image the monarchy wished to represent at the time. The marriage was dissolved by divorce in 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Farida of Egypt is the 332nd most popular companion (down from 299th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 201st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Egyptian Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Farida of Egypt ranks 332 out of 784. Before her are Berengaria of Portugal, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Maria Isabel of Braganza, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Licinia Eudoxia, and Queen Saleha of Brunei. After her are Pat Nixon, Draga Mašin, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Constance of Arles, Jabir ibn Abd Allah, and Irene Angelina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Farida of Egypt ranks 77. Before her are Harry Daghlian, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Murray Bookchin, Peter Benenson, Franco Corelli, and Lydia Litvyak. After her are Nobuo Matsunaga, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Watzlawick, Viktor Kulikov, Donna Reed, and Miklós Jancsó. Among people deceased in 1988, Farida of Egypt ranks 35. Before her are Richard S. Castellano, Felix Wankel, Clifford D. Simak, Luis Barragán, Franz Josef Strauss, and Christina Onassis. After her are Henryk Szeryng, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Valerie Solanas, Gert Fröbe, Heo Jeong, and Willem Drees.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Farida of Egypt ranks 215 out of 642. Before her are Hemiunu (-2500), An-Nasir Muhammad (1285), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), As-Salih Ayyub (1205), Mohammed Badie (1943), and Al-Tahawi (853). After her are Neferure (-1500), Al-Maqrizi (1364), Psusennes II (-1100), Abdel Halim Hafez (1929), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), and Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700).

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Among COMPANIONS In Egypt

Among companions born in Egypt, Farida of Egypt ranks 10. Before her are Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921), Arsinoe II (-316), Tjuyu (-1401), Meritamen (-1400), Nazli Sabri (1894), and Meketaten (-1348). After her are Alia Al-Hussein (1948), Bintanath (-1300), Neferneferuaten Tasherit (-1400), Suzanne Mubarak (1941), Narriman Sadek (1933), and Zein Al-Sharaf Talal (1916).

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