Farouk

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Farouk (1920–65) King of Egypt (1936–52), son of King Fuad I. He alienated many Egyptians by his personal extravagance and corruption. His ambitious foreign policy ended with defeat in the first Arab-Israeli War (1948), and he was overthrown in a military coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser.

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