Fadia of Egypt

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Fadia (right) with her sisters

Fadia Farouk of Egypt (born December 15, 1943 in Cairo , † December 28, 2002 in Lausanne ) was an Egyptian princess from the dynasty of Muhammad Ali .

Life

She was born in the Abdeen Palace in Cairo as the youngest daughter of Faruq , the second king of Egypt , and his first wife Safinaz Zulficar, who later bore the title Farida of Egypt . After her father was overthrown in a bloodless military coup in 1952 , the princess lived in Italy for two years . Then she was sent to a Swiss boarding school with her two sisters Farial and Fausia . Faida studied painting there , became an accomplished rider and met her future husband at college.

On February 17, 1965, she married Pierre Alexiewitsch Orloff (born December 13, 1938), a Swiss geologist and descendant of the Romanovs in London . He converted to Islam and took the name Sa'id Orloff. They had two sons, Michael-Shamel (born September 2, 1966) and Alexander-Ali (born July 30, 1969). The princess worked as a translator for Swiss tourism. She spoke French , English , Italian and Spanish .

Princess Fadia died in Lausanne and was buried in the ar-Rifa'i mosque in Cairo.

Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Ibrahim Pasha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Ismail Pasha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Hoshyar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Fu'ad I , King of Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9th holiday
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Faruq I, King of Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Abdel Rahim Sabri Pasha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Nazli Sabri
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Mohamed Sherif Pascha (1826–1887), Prime Minister of Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Tewfika Hanim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Nazli Hanim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Princess Fadia of Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Youssef Bey Rasmi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Ali Zulficar Pasha, Governor of Cairo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Youssef Zulficar Pasha * 1866
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Muhammad Mohyi Pasha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Aziza Hanem
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Safinaz Zulficar (1921-1988), Queen Farida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Mohamed Said Pasha (1863–1928), Prime Minister of Egypt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Zeinab Hanem
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e Egypt: The Muhammad Ali Dynasty - Genealogy
  2. ↑ a b c d Death of a princess , Al-Ahram weekly
  3. ↑ Time.com: US - Milestones: Feb. 26, 1965
  4. ^ British Pathe: Register Office Royal Wedding (aka Princess Fadia Weds) - Video Newsreel Film
  5. ↑ Swiss born, ethnic Russian, residing in Georgia , article on Orloff in Georgien, Georgian Journal
  6. ↑ BBC News: World - Middle East
personal data
SURNAME Fadia of Egypt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fadia Faruq of Egypt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian princess and show jumper
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Abdeen Palace , Cairo
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 2002
Place of death Lausanne , Switzerland