Fawzia of Egypt
| Fawzia فوزية | |
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Fawzia in the 1940s | |
| Queen consort of Iran | |
| Tenure | 16 September 1941 – 17 November 1948 |
| Born | 5 November 1921 Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt |
| Died | 2 July 2013 (aged 91) Alexandria, Egypt |
| Burial | Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt |
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| Issue |
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| House | Muhammad Ali (by birth) Pahlavi (by marriage) |
| Father | Fuad I of Egypt |
| Mother | Nazli Sabri |
| Religion | Sunni Islam[1] |
Fawzia of Egypt (Arabic: فوزية; 5 November 1921 – 2 July 2013), also known as Fawzia Pahlavi or Fawzia Chirine, was Queen of Iran from 1941 to 1948 as the first wife of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Fawzia was the daughter of Fuad I, seventh son of Ismail the Magnificent and Queen Nazli Sabri. After the 1952 Egyptian revolution and never published her memories of the court of Iran and Egypt.
In 1949, Fawzia married Colonel Ismail Chirine, an Egyptian diplomat, and had two children together. Fawzia died on 2 July 2013 at the age of 91.[2][3] Her funeral ceremony was held after noon prayers at Sayeda Nafisa Mosque in Cairo on 3 July.[4] She was buried in Cairo next to her second husband.[5]
References
- ↑ Cotpy, Muhammad (2019). تاريخ مصر عبر العصور - الجزء الثالث [History of Egypt through Eras - Vol 3] (in Arabic). Vol. 3. Daralkotob. p. 260. ISBN 978-977-829-023-3.
- ↑ "Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt". The Telegraph. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Princess Fawzia, Shah's first wife, dies in Egypt". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017.
- ↑ "Death of Princess Fawzia". Alroeya News. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Ghazal, Rym (8 July 2013). "A forgotten Egyptian Princess remembered". The National. Retrieved 16 July 2013.