Mohamed Ali Farouk, also known as Muhammad Ali ( ; born 5 February 1979), is an Egyptian businessman and heir apparent to the head of the Muhammad Ali dynasty, as the elder son of the former monarch of Egypt, King Fuad II.
Mohamed Ali Farouk was born on 5 February 1979 in Cairo, Egypt. 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 (née Dominique-France Loeb-Picard). Farouk is the grandson of King Farouk and Queen Narriman.
At the request of his father, Fuad II, President Anwar Sadat gave permission for his mother, Fadila, to give birth in Egypt. As a result, Farouk became the first member of the direct branch of the Royal Family of Egypt to return to the country after the coup of 1953.
Farouk was raised and educated between Europe and Morocco, attending Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. He worked in real estate in Paris. He also spent time in Egypt, particularly since the Egyptian state recognizes the historical heritage of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. In 2025, he moved to Egypt with his family, while still running his real estate firm in Paris through remote work. He has stressed that he holds no political ambitions.
Farouk has a sister, Fawzia Latifa, born in Monaco on 12 February 1982, and a brother, Fakhruddin, born in Rabat, Morocco, on 25 August 1987.
While on holiday in Istanbul, Mohamed Ali Farouk attended the wedding of Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein and Tñlsñm Tanberk on 20 April 2012. There, he met Princess Noal of Afghanistan, daughter of Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan and granddaughter of King 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 ÃÂñraÃÂan 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.
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