Background
Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim was born at the Montaza Palace, near Alexandria. His father Abbas II was the reigning Khedive and so Muhammad Abdul Moneim became heir apparent upon his birth and was given the title of Hereditary Prince.
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Muhammad Moneim
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He was educated at Fribourg, Switzerland.
Career
Upon the abdication of King Farouk following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, he served as Regent for King Ahmed Fuad II until the declaration of the Republic of Egypt and abolition of the Egyptian and Sudanese monarchy in 1953. Following the Ottoman Empire"s entry into World War I, Muhammad Abdul Moneim"s father Abbas II was deposed by Britain on December 18, 1914 for supporting the Ottomans in the War. He was created His Highness in 1922.
He served as President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee from 1934 until 1938.
In 1939 he was appointed President of the Arab delegation to the Palestine Conference in London in 1939. Following the abdication of King Farouk, Muhammad Abdul Moneim served as Chairman of the Council of Egyptian from 26 July 1952 to 18 June 1953 for the infant King Fuad II, being created His Royal Highness in 1952.
The regency came to an end when Major General Muhammad Naguib took power and declared Egypt a republic, ending the rule of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. He died in Ortaköy, Istanbul, and was buried in Cairo.
Muhammad Abdul Moneim and Fatma Neslişah had two children:
Princess HGlory Nabila Sabiha Fatima Hilmi Hanım (b London, September 28, 1974)
Prince HGlory Nabil Daoud Abdelmoneim Hilmi Bey (b Paddington, London, July 23, 1979)
Princess İkbal Hilmi Abdulmunim Hanımsultan (b December 22, 1944), unmarried and without issue
His Highness The Hereditary Prince of Egypt and Sudan (February 20, 1899 - December 18, 1914)
His Highness Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim of Egypt and Sudan (December 18, 1914 - July 23, 1952)
His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim of Egypt and Sudan (July 23, 1952 - December 1, 1979).
