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==Biography== Farouk, the son and successor of King Fuād I, was educated in Egypt and England before ascending the throne in 1936. As king he continued his father’s rivalry with the popular-based Wafd party, with which he clashed over many issues, including administrative functions, appointments, and even the form used for his coronation. After the outbreak of [[World War II]], Farouk tried to maintain neutrality, despite the presence of British troops in Egypt, but in 1942 the British forced him to name as prime minister the Wafd leader Muṣṭafā al-Naḥḥās Pasha. In October 1944 Naḥḥās negotiated the Alexandria Protocol, a step toward the creation the following year of the Arab League, a regional organization of Arab states. Farouk wanted to place himself at the head of this movement, and he dismissed Naḥḥās, who had lost the support of the British. Egyptian nationalism suffered from a shattering defeat at the hands of the newly created state of Israel (1948) and from the failure to terminate British military occupation of Egypt. The military defeat especially enraged many Egyptian army officers, who saw Farouk’s corruption and incompetence as being largely the cause of it. His activities became intolerable in 1952, and the Free Officers, led by [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]], overthrew his regime in July and forced him to abdicate. He was succeeded by his infant son, Fuād II, but less than a year later Egypt became a republic. [[Category:Male]] [[Category:Deceased]] [[Category:Islam]] [[Category:Modern Villains]] [[Category:Monarchs]] [[Category:African Villains]] [[Category:Middle Eastern Villains]] [[Category:Corrupt Officials]] [[Category:Egypt]] [[Category:Extravagant]] [[Category:Aristocrat]] [[Category:Adulterers]] [[Category:Greedy]] [[Category:Wealthy]] [[Category:Charismatic]] [[Category:Perverts]] [[Category:Egotist]] [[Category:Thief]] [[Category:Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Villains]] [[Category:Cold war villains]] [[Category:Villains of World War 2]] [[Category:Dimwits]] [[Category:Liars]] [[Category:God Wannabe]] [[Category:Faux Affably Evil]] [[Category:Arrogant]] [[Category:Rapists]] [[Category:Xenophobes]] [[Category:Blackmailers]] [[Category:Kidnapper]] [[Category:Animal Cruelty]] [[Category:Insecure]] [[Category:Fallen Heroes]] [[Category:Anti-Semitic]] [[Category:Hypocrites]] [[Category:War Criminal]] [[Category:Power Hungry]]
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