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Farida فريدة | |||||
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Queen consort of Egypt | |||||
Tenure | 20 January 1938 – 17 November 1948 | ||||
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | 5 September 1921||||
Died | 16 October 1988 Maadi, Cairo, Egypt | (aged 67)||||
Burial | Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Princess Ferial Princess Fawzia Princess Fadia | ||||
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House | Alawiyya (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Youssef Zulficar Pasha | ||||
Mother | Zeinab Zulficar | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Occupation | Painter |
Farida (born Safinaz Zulficar Arabic: صافيناز ذو الفقار 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 Cleopatra 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.