Farida of Egypt
Egyptian queen consort
Died when: 67 years 40 days (805 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Farida, born Safinaz Zulficar (5 September 1921 – 16 October 1988) (Arabic: صافيناز ذوالفقار), was the queen of Egypt for nearly eleven years as the first wife of King Farouk.
She was the first queen of Egypt since antiquity 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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