Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id

For other people named Mohammed Said, see Mohammed Said (disambiguation).
Prince Muhammad Ali
Prince of the Sa'id
Born (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979
Spouse Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan
House Muhammad Ali Dynasty
Father Fuad II of Egypt
Mother Dominique-France Picard
Religion Sunni Islam

Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (born 5 February 1979) is the heir apparent to the abolished thrones of Egypt[1] and Sudan.

Life

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

While on holiday in Istanbul,[1] Prince Muhammad attended the wedding on 20 April 2012 of Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein with Tilsin Tanberk, where he met Princess Noal Zaher Shah 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 King Fuad II, the bride's parents, media, a crowd of onlookers and guests,[1][3] including the couple from the reigning European dynasty which introduced them.

Noal Zaher Shah was born in Rome, Italy in 1978. She attended L’Institut Saint Dominique in Rome, Italy where she majored in Euro-business, then undertook lapidary studies at Webster University in London.[1] She founded and became directing designer for Noal & Co Ltd in 2001.[1] Her mother Princess Fatima Begum (Fatima Aref Zaher) served as Afghan Chargé d’Affaires at Rome and is a daughter of General Muhammad Aref Khan, a former Afghan Ambassador to the USSR by his wife, Amina Begum (eldest daughter of Brigadier Sardar Muhammad Ali Khan).

Titles and styles

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. Whitworth, Damian. The Times. Egypt’s last king on life in exile. 3 February 2011.
  3. Arabia weddings. Royal Wedding of Prince Muhammad Ali of Egypt and Princess Noal Zaher. 16 September 2013 (retrieved 26 November 2013).

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Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id
Born: 5 February 1979
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Ahmad Fuad, Prince of the Sa'id
later became King Fuad II
 TITULAR 
Prince of the Sa'id
since 5 February 1979
Reason for succession failure:
Abolition of the monarchy in 1953
Succeeded by
Prince Fakhruddin of Egypt
Egyptian Royal Family

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