Farida of Egypt

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Farida فريدة
Queen consort of Egypt
Tenure	20 January 1938 – 17 November 1948
Born	(1921-09-05)5 September 1921 Alexandria, Egypt
Died	16 October 1988(1988-10-16) (aged 67) Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Burial	Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Spouse	Farouk I of Egypt ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1948)​
Issue	Princess Ferial Princess Fawzia Princess Fadia
Names Safinaz Zulficar (birth name) Arabic: صافيناز ذوالفقار
House	Alawiyya (by marriage)
Father	Youssef Zulficar Pasha
Religion	Sunni Islam
Occupation	Painter

Farida (born Safinaz Zulficar Arabic: 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.