Malik of Egypt
Former Monarchy
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Egypt
Last Monarch: Fouad II
Style	{{{his/her}}} Majesty
First monarch	Fouad I
Last monarch	Fouad II
Style	His Majesty
Official residence	Abdeen Palace, Cairo
Monarchy started	15 March 1922
Monarchy ended	18 June 1953

King of Egypt (Arabic: ملك مصر / Malik Misr‎) was the title used by the ruler of Egypt between 1922 and 1951. When the United Kingdom ended its protectorate over Egypt on 28 February 1922, Egypt's Sultan Fouad I issued a decree on 15 March 1922 whereby he adopted the title of King of Egypt. It has been reported that the title change was due not only to Egypt's newly independent status, but also to Fouad I's desire to be accorded the same title as the newly installed rulers of the newly created kingdoms of Hejaz, Syria and Iraq.^[1] The only other monarch to be styled King of Egypt was Fouad I's son Farouk I, whose title was changed to King of Egypt and the Sudan in October 1951 following the Wafdist government's unilateral abrogation of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936.^[2] Although the rulers of Ancient Egypt are commonly referred to as Kings of Egypt, it is more correct to refer to them as Pharaohs.

• King of Egypt and the Sudan
• Kingdom of Egypt
• List of rulers of Egypt

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Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Egypt	Style of the Egyptian sovereign 1922 – 1951	Succeeded by King of Egypt and the Sudan

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