Farouk I (/fəˈruːk/; Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal; 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936.
His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and the Sudan. He was overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and forced to abdicate in favour of his infant son, Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as Fuad II. Farouk died in exile in Italy in 1965.
His sister, Princess Fawzia Fuad, was the first wife and consort of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Under Farouk's rule, over 80, 000 Egyptians died of cholera due to Farouk's incompetent government failing to provide uncontaminated drinking water, which also lead to many becoming infected with easily-preventable diseases and dying due to lack of accessible healthcare. Farouk also made matters worse by constantly wasting state funds on personal extravagances.
In addition to this, Farouk granted asylum to war criminal Amin al-Hussenini, and allowed the Muslim Brotherhood to grow in prominence. The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood almost lead to Egypt going to war with Israel over the Palestinian Question, although Farouk decided against it in the end.
Farouk also once shot and killed several lions in a zoo after having a nightmare about the animals, and reportedly stole British prime minister Winston Churchill's watch.