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Farida of Egypt
Egyptian queen consort (1921–1988)
Farida (born Safinaz ZulficarArabic: صافيناز ذو الفقار 5 September 1921 – 16 October 1988) was the queen of Egypt for nearly eleven years as the first wife of King Farouk.
She was the first queen of Egypt since Cleopatra to have left seclusion and played a public representational role, attending public functions and acting as honorary protector of charities, in accordance with the modern image the monarchy wished to represent at the time.
The marriage was dissolved by divorce in 1948.
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Early life and education
Queen Farida was born Safinaz Zulficar on 5 September 1921[1] to an Egyptian noble family in Janaklis, Alexandria. Her father, Youssef Zulficar Pasha, was a judge of Circassian origin;[2][3] he was also vice president of the Alexandria Mixed Court of Appeals.[4] Her mother, Zeinab Zulficar, was a lady-in-waiting of Queen Nazli Sabri.
On her mother's side, Farida's uncle was t
