King Farouk

• He was born on February 11, 1920, Cairo.
• He became a crown prince when he was young. King Fuad I gave him the title of “Prince of Upper Egypt”.
• After Farouk returned to Egypt, a regency council assumed his functions and a program was made for him to pursue his studies.
• In 1936, a Treaty of Alliance between Egypt and Britain was signed. It was the step before the last to be taken in the process of the evacuation from Egypt. He demanded the government to cancel the concessions obtained by British ambassador.
• He Ruled Egypt on July 29, 1937.
• In 1937, he signed an agreement that stipulated the cancellation of foreign concessions and Egypt joined the League of Nations.
• He established the air and naval colleges and formed an army to support the national army in defending the country.
• He established the Ministry of Social Affairs and Accountability State Authority.
• He enacted a law for raising the wages of employees and improving the standard of living. He also issued the Judicial Authority Act on judicial independence. He signed League of Arab States protocol.
• He established the Real Estate Registration Office, Council of State and a council for addressing poverty, ignorance and disease.
• He devoted attention to the factories in El-Mahalla El-Kubra and opened the textiles factory. He established as well Qantir El-Delta and Qantir Asyut.
• He devoted attention to health care; it was at the State’s expense and treatment was free for all at public hospitals. He also established many hospitals.
• He devoted attention to education as the education budget increased sixfold in his era.
• He was entitled “King of Egypt and the Sudan” in October 1951. He assumed power for 16 years until he was ousted after the Revolution of 1952. He was exiled to Italy with his family and they went there on board of El-Mahrousa Yacht.
• He passed away on March 18, 1965.