Background
Faika Sadek was born at the Ras al Tin Palace, Alexandria, on 8 June 1926.
Faika Sadek was born at the Ras al Tin Palace, Alexandria, on 8 June 1926.
Her maternal great-grandfather was Major-General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who was of Turkish origin. Faika died in Cairo on 7 January 1983 at the age of 56 following a long illness.