Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id ( ; born 5 February 1979) is the

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to the defunct thrones of

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and the

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, as the elder son of the former monarch, King Fuad II. Hello! Magazinebr>Prince Muhammed Ali of Egypt and Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan Prepare for their Royal Wedding
2 August 2013 (retrieved 26 November 2013).

Life and family

Muhammad Ali was born on 5 February 1979 in

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, Egypt. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke’s Royal Families of the World: Volume II. Burke's Peerage. 1980. pp. 26-27, 34-37, 287. He is the elder son of Fuad II, who was deposed while he was still a baby and was raised in exile, and his former wife, Fadila (''

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'' Dominique-France Loeb-Picard). Muhammad Ali is also the grandson of King Farouk and Queen Narriman. At the request of his father, Fuad II, President

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gave permission for his mother, Fadila, to give birth in Egypt. As a result, Muhammad Ali became the first member of the direct branch of the Royal Family of Egypt to return to the country after the coup of 1953. Prince Muhammad Ali was raised and educated between

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and

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, attending ''

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'' in Switzerland. He works in real estate in

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. He also spends time in Egypt, particularly since the Egyptian state recognizes the historical heritage of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. Mohamed Ali has a sister, Fawzia Latifa, born in

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on 12 February 1982, and a brother, Fakhruddin, born in

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, Morocco, on 25 August 1987.

Marriage and issue

While on holiday in

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, Prince Muhammad Ali attended the wedding of

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and Tılsım Tanberk on 20 April 2012. There, he met Princess Noal of Afghanistan, daughter of Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan and granddaughter of

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Zahir Shah of Afghanistan. The couple's betrothal was announced on 27 April 2013. Their wedding was held on 30 August 2013, at Istanbul's former Çırağan Palace, in the presence of Fuad II. Members of both families and their friends attended the wedding and festivities, and representatives from European and Middle Eastern royal families as well as many Egyptian dignitaries were also invited. From this union, two children were born on 12 January 2017, twins, who bear the title of Royal Highness: * ''Fouad Zaher Hassan'', Prince of Egypt. His names were chosen in honor of his grandfather, King Fouad II of Egypt, his great-grandfather, King Zaher Shah of Afghanistan, and King Hassan II of Morocco. * ''Farah-Noor'', Princess of Egypt.

Titles and styles

*5 February 1979 – present: '' His Royal Highness'' Prince Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Prince of the Sa’id (title of pretense and by

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Dynastic honours

* House of Muhammad Ali: Collar of the

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Ancestry

References

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