Princess Faika (right) as a child
Faika Fouad Sadek or
Princess Faika (8 June 1926 - January 1983) was an Egyptian royal and a member of
the Mohammad Ali Dynasty.
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Early life
Faika Sadek was born at
the Ras al Tin Palace,
Alexandria, on 8 June 1926.
[1] She was one of the daughters of
King Fuad and
Nazli Sabri and the sister of
King Farouk,
Princess Fawzia,
Princess Faiza and
Princess Fathia.
[2][3] Her maternal great-grandfather was Major-General
Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who was of
Turkish origin.
[4]
Personal life
Faika married Fouad Sadek, a commoner Egyptian and a consular officer, in a civil ceremony on 5 April 1950 in
San Francisco.
[5][6][7] At first, King Farouk did not endorse the marriage, but later he confirmed it.
[7][8] Then they married in a religious ceremony at the Kubba Palace in
Cairo on 4 June 1950.
[1][5] Faika's husband was given the title of "bey" after the marriage.
[5] The couple lived in the Dokki Palace on
the Nile and Fouad Sadek began to work at the foreign ministry of Egypt.
[7] They had four children, two daughters and two sons.
[1][9]
Death
Faika died in Cairo in January 1983 at the age of 56 following a long illness
CAIRO, Jan. 8— Princess Faika, a sister of King Farouk, died here Friday after a long illness, officials said today.
She was 55 years old.
Princess Faika was being treated abroad for the undisclosed illness but came back to Cairo two weeks ago. She was the widow of Fuad Sadek, a former protocol officer at the royal palace. She is survived by four children.
Her brother, King Farouk, was deposed in a coup by army officers, led by Gamal Abdel Nasser and Gen. Mohammed Naguib, in July 1952
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