Egyptian Royal Family

The royal family of Egypt is the Muhammad Ali dynasty which originated with the Albanian general of the Ottoman Imperial Army Muhammad Ali Pasha. Sent to drive the forces of Napoleonic France out of Egypt he founded a royal line that ruled as viceroys, sultans and finally kings of Egypt until the overthrow of Fuad II in 1953. For 150 years the Muhammad Ali dynasty were rulers of Egypt and a powerhouse in northern Africa affiliated first with the Ottoman Empire, then the British Empire and finally as an independent kingdom. The family continues today with Fuad II still in exile in Switzerland.

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