Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id

Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (Arabic: الأمير محمد على، أمير الصعيد [mæˈħæm.mæd ˈʕæli]; born 5 February 1979) is the heir apparent to the defunct thrones of Egypt and Sudan, as the elder son of the former king, Fuad II.[1]

Prince Muhammad Ali Farouk
Prince of the Sa'id
Born (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979
Cairo, Egypt
SpousePrincess Noal of Afghanistan
IssuePrince Fouad Zaher Hassan
Princess Farah-Noor
DynastyMuhammad Ali
FatherFuad II of Egypt
MotherDominique-France Loeb-Picard
ReligionSunni Islam
Styles of
Muhammad Ali
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness

Life and family

He was born on 5 February 1979 in Cairo, Egypt.[2][1] He is the elder son of Fuad II (deposed while still a baby and was raised in exile[1]) and his former wife, Fadila (née Dominique-France Loeb-Picard), and is the grandson of King Farouk and Queen Narriman.[2]

Prince Muhammad Ali was raised and educated between Europe and Morocco,[1] attending Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. He works in real estate in Paris.[3]

Marriage and issue

While on holiday in Istanbul, Prince Muhammad Ali attended the wedding on 20 April 2012 of Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein with Tılsım Tanberk.[1] There, he met Princess Noal of Afghanistan, daughter of Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan and granddaughter of King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan. The couple's betrothal was announced on 27 April 2013.[1]

Their wedding was held on 30 August 2013 at Istanbul's former Çırağan Palace in the presence of Fuad II, the bride's parents, media, a crowd of onlookers and guests,[1][4] including the couple from the reigning European dynasty which introduced them.

On 12 January 2017, the couple had twins, a son and daughter:[5]

  • Prince Fouad Zaher Hassan of Egypt.
  • Princess Farah-Noor of Egypt.

Ancestry

References

  1. Hello! Magazine Prince Muhammed Ali of Egypt and Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan Prepare for their Royal Wedding. 2 August 2013 (retrieved 26 November 2013).
  2. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke’s Royal Families of the World: Volume II. Burke's Peerage. 1980. pp. 26-27, 34-37, 287. ISBN 0-85011-029-7
  3. Whitworth, Damian. The Times. Egypt’s last king on life in exile. 3 February 2011.
  4. Arabia weddings. Royal Wedding of Prince Muhammad Ali of Egypt and Princess Noal Zaher. 16 September 2013 (retrieved 26 November 2013).
  5. Facebook.com/FouadofEgypt
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