Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim

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Muhammad Abdel Moneim (February 20, 1899 - December 1, 1979) was an Egyptian prince and former heir apparent to the throne of Egypt and Sudan. He would later act as regent for King Fuad II.

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Early life

Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim was born at the Montaza Palace, near Alexandria. His father Abbas II was the reigning Khedive and so Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim became heir apparent immediately following his birth and was given with title Hereditary Prince. He was educated at Fribourg, Switzerland. Following the Ottoman Empire's entry into the First world war Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim's father Abbas II was deposed by Britain on December 18, 1914 for supporting the Ottomans in the War. His father was replaced on the throne by his uncle Husayn Kamil thereby bypassing Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim who was now demoted in the line of succession. Later he would serve as President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee from 1934 until 1938. In 1939 he was appointed President of the Arab delegation to the Palestine Conference in London in 1939.

Regency

Following the abdication of King Farouk, Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim served as chairman of the Council of Egyptian Regency from 26 July 1952 to 18 June 1953 for the infant King Fuad II. The regency came to an end when Major General Muhammad Naguib took power and declared Egypt a republic and ending the rule of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.

Family

Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim was married to Princess Fatima Neslişah (born 1921) at the Heliopolis Palace, Cairo September 26, 1940. Princess Fatima Neslishah is a granddaughter of the last Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI. Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim died at Ortaköy, Istanbul having had two children.

  • Prince Abbas Hilmi (born 1941)
  • Princess Iqbal Hilmi (born 1944)

Titles from birth

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Egyptian royalty
Preceded by
Cabinet of Egypt
assuming the powers of infant King Fuad II		 Regent of Egypt
1952
with Bahey El Din Barakat Pasha
Rashad Mehanna		 Succeeded by
Himself
as sole Prince regent
Preceded by
Himself
as Chairman of a 3-member Regency Body		 Prince regent
1952 – 1953		 Monarchy abolished
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