The Contributions of Princess Fawzia Fouad in the Egyptian and Iranian societies between 1939-1952

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

Abstract

This research illustrates the importance of Princess Fawzia who was one of the most important characters of the Royal Family in Egypt, particularly at the era of King Farouq I. her life witnessed strong historical events that had a political and social changes for the Egyptian Modern History. She was very active concerning the philanthropic activities either in Iran between 1939 and 1945, as being the first wife of the last Shah of Iran Mohamed Reza Pahlavi and in Egypt as well after her separation from the Shah in 1945 till the 1952’s Revolution broke out. She was the last president of Mohamed Ali’s Charity Association whose era witnessed a very active promising charity program to improve the public health and fighting plagues and epidemics. She also played a prominent role during the Palestine’s War in 1948.

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