Mohammed Ali Tewfik
Mohammed Ali Tewfik (Arabic: محمد علي توفيق) (9 November 1875–18 March 1955) was the heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan in the periods 1892-1899 and 1936-1952. He was a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
Contents
- 1 Regent
- 2 Personal life and wealth
- 3 Notable published works
- 4 Honours
- 5 Ancestry
- 6 References
Regent
He was the son of Khedive Tewfik I and Emina Ilhamy, and the younger brother of Khedive Abbas II. Following the death of King Fuad I in 1936, Prince Mohammed Ali served briefly as the chief regent for the 16-year-old King Farouk I until his coronation. In 1937 he represented Egypt and Sudan at the Coronation of King George VI of the United Kingdom.
In January 1952, his hopes of ruling were ended by the birth of King Farouk's son Ahmed Fuad. In 1953 Egypt was declared a republic and Prince Mohammed Ali lived the rest of his life in exile and died in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1955.
Personal life and wealth
Mohammed Ali Tewfik had a great palace, Al Manial, which he had built in the early 20th century, that contains many artifacts in a vintage architectural ambience. It is open to the public as the Manial Palace and Museum, in Cairo. The palace has large number of rooms with different decoration which has either an Egyptian style or decoration styles around the world.
Like his ancestor Abbas Pasha I, he loved and breed Arabian horses. In 1936 he also wrote a Book en*led "Breeding of Pure Bred Arabian Horses".
He married morganatically in 1941, the former French actress Suzanne Hémon.
Notable published works
- Mon journal de voyage en Afrique du sud (1923).
- Breeding of Purebred Arab Horses (1936).
- Souvenirs de Jeunesse: Le Theresianum (Vienne de mon temps) (1948).
- Ma jeunesse à Paris (1950).
Honours
- 1911: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold.