Princess Faika of Egypt

Egyptian royal (1926–1983)

Fouad Sadek
Ismail Sadek
Fawkia Sadek
Fahima Sadek

Names
Faika Fuad Sadek

HouseMuhammad AliFatherFuad IMotherNazli Sabri

Princess Faika (Arabic: الأميرة فائقة, 8 June 1926 – 7 January 1983) was an Egyptian royal and a member of the Muhammad Ali dynasty.

Early life

Faika Sadek was born at the Ras al Tin Palace, Alexandria, on 8 June 1926.^[1]^[2] She was one of the daughters of King Fuad I and Nazli Sabri and the sister of King Farouk, Princess Fawzia, Princess Faiza and Princess Fathia.^[3] Her maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who was of Turkish origin.^[4]

Personal life

Faika married Fouad Sadek, a commoner Egyptian and a consular officer, in a civil ceremony on 5 April 1950 in San Francisco.^[5]^[6]^[7] At first, King Farouk did not endorse the marriage, but later he confirmed it.^[7]^[8] Then they married in a religious ceremony at the Kubba Palace in Cairo on 4 June 1950.^[5] Faika's husband was given the title of "bey" after the marriage.^[5] The couple lived in the Dokki Palace on the Nile and Fouad Sadek began to work at the foreign ministry of Egypt.^[7] They had four children, two daughters and two sons.^[9]

Death

Faika died in Cairo on 7 January 1983 at the age of 56 following a long illness.^[9]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Faika of Egypt^[10]

8. Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

4. Khedive Ismail

9. Hoshiar Walda

2. King Fuad

5. Ferial Hanim

1. Princess Faika of Egypt

6. Abdel Rahim Sabri Pasha

3. Nazli Sabri

14. Muhammad Sharif Pasha

7. Tewfika Hanim

15. Nazli Hanim

References

^ M. Epstein, ed. (1926). The Statesman's Year-Book. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 811. ISBN 978-0-230-27058-9.
^ Rania Aly Maher; et al. (2020). "Ras Al Tin The Summer Residence of Muhammad Ali Dynasty at Alexandria" (PDF). IAJFTH. 6 (1): 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021.
^ Richard Hornsby (16 July 1994). "Obituary: Princess Faiza Rauf". The Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Arthur Goldschmidt (2000). Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Boulder, CO; London: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 191. ISBN 1-55587-229-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Princess Faika to be wed Sunday". The City Herald. Cairo. UP. 4 June 1960.
^ "Egypt princess cut off for wedding commoner". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Cairo. INS. 17 May 1950. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Princess forgiven for marriage". The Mercury. Cairo. AAP. 6 June 1950. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Rym Ghazal (8 July 2013). "A forgotten Egyptian Princess remembered". The National. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Princess Faika of Egypt Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. 9 January 1983. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). "The French Ancestry of King Farouk of Egypt". Burke's Royal Families of the World. Vol. II: Africa & the Middle East. London: Burke's Peerage. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6. OCLC 18496936.