King Farouk
King Farouk of Egypt and the Sudan.
The first Farouk (in Arabic: فاروق الأول; February 11, 1920 - March 18, 1965) was the king of the Second and Last Arab Egyptian kingdom that actually ruled. A ruler in Egypt since his father's death, Fuad I, the King of Egypt, in 1936 until the Free Officer revolution ("1952 Egyptian revolution") that led to the end of the royal in 1952. During World War II, Farouk supported the axis countries, Grand Mufti of "Palestine", called a 'Nazi ollaborator'.[1]
Also, "on Mon. 14 Apr 1941 King Farouk of Egypt invited Adolf Hitler for a discussion on Egyptian independence from United Kingdom."[2]
He led Egypt into involvement in Israel's War of Independence even though the Egyptian army was not ready for war. His extravagant lifestyle and his lack of political experience with political crises and defeat in the War of Independence, led to the loss of folk support in Parouk and reject him with a military coup, led by Gamal Abdel Nasser and Mohamed Naguib.
References
- ↑ The Record of Collaboration of King Farouk of Egypt With the Nazis and Their Ally, the Mufti: The Official Nazi Records of the King's Alliance and of the Mufti's Plans for Bombing Jerusalem and Tel Aviv: Memorandum Submitted to the United Nations, June 1948. By Nation Associates (New York, N.Y.).
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King Farouk Called Nazi Collaborator. Special to The New York Times. June 30, 1948. - ↑ On Mon. 14 Apr 1941 King Farouk of Egypt invited Adolf Hitler for a di..... Ww2history.eu.
