At a banquet during World War II, a pocket watch of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was stolen, fortunately he found it in time, but to his surprise, the thief turned out to be King Farouq I of Egypt!
Farouq I was the last king of the Kingdom of Egypt, and he had no great military achievements, nor did he know how to govern a country, he was corrupt, absurd, lazy, and gluttonous. His life was quite dramatic, and the most proud thing was that he had a good kung fu.
In May 1936, Farouq succeeded to the throne after the death of his father, and at the age of sixteen he had a fortune of $100 million, two hundred cars and 7.5 million acres of fertile land. It was not until July 26 of the following year that Farouq officially reached the legal age and ascended the throne. In order to learn to steal, Farouq once worshipped a number one thief who had been in prison for many years. Sure enough, he lived up to expectations and quickly became a master in the industry, known as a Cairo thief on the road.
In addition to Churchill, when the Iranian king's funeral procession passed through Egypt in 1944, he stole valuable belts and medals from the king's corpse, which were just stealing, and Farouq also liked to steal people.
Farouk I, known as a playboy, loved beauty, racing and gambling, and was also well known. After he ascended the throne, as long as it was the woman he admired, whether it was a young lady who was not yet married, or someone else's wife, she had to take it for herself. There are many of his mistresses, including popular actresses, well-known female talents, and noble ladies with high status. His collection of films, a large collection of erotic books and props, filled several rooms. Farouq was actually a meritorious person, he was the leader of Egypt during World War II, attached great importance to education, opened many schools during his tenure, but the efficiency was not high, did not get the affirmation of the people, and the courtiers in the palace even secretly criticized Farouq for ruling the country without any way.
In 1952, Farouq was surrounded by the Free Officers' Organization led by Senal in his birthplace of Orient Palace, and on July 26 Farouq was forced to sign his abdication. Eventually he was allowed to go into exile in Greece and Italy on the royal yacht Mahrusa. He hid countless treasures of gold and silver among the thirty-eight boxes of champagne on the ship, but in the end, it was also taken by the revolutionaries.
On March 18, 1965, baruch died of illness at the age of forty-five in the San Camelot Hospital in Rome, Italy, and was later buried in Cairo.