Farida of Egypt

Farida (born Safinaz Zulficar Arabic: صافيناز ذوالفقار; 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 antiquity 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.

Farida
فريدة
Queen consort of Egypt
Tenure20 January 1938 – 17 November 1948
Born(1921-09-05)5 September 1921
Alexandria, Egypt
Died16 October 1988(1988-10-16) (aged 67)
Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
BurialAl-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Spouse
(m. 1938; div. 1948)
IssuePrincess Ferial
Princess Fawzia
Princess Fadia
Names
Safinaz Zulficar (birth name)
Arabic: صافيناز ذوالفقار
HouseAlawiyya
(by marriage)
FatherYoussef Zulficar Pasha
MotherZainab Sa'id Hanim
ReligionSunni Islam
OccupationPainter
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