Riyad Ghali (born Riyad Bishay Ghali; 11 February 191912 July 1987) was the husband of
Fathia Ghali
Princess Fathia (; 17 December 1930 – 10 December 1976) was the youngest daughter of Fuad I of Egypt and Nazli Sabri, and the youngest sister of Farouk I.
Early life
Fathia was born on 17 December 1930 at the Koubbeh Palace, El-Quba, Cai ...
the youngest daughter of
King Fuad I
Fuad I ( ''Fu’ād al-Awwal''; 26 March 1868 – 28 April 1936) was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and the Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Huss ...
and
Nazli Sabri
Nazli Sabri (; 25 June 1894 – 29 May 1978) was the first queen consort in the Kingdom of Egypt from 1919 to 1936. She was the second wife of King Fuad I.
Early life
Nazli was born on 25 June 1894 to an Egyptians, Egyptian father and a mother o ...
.
Marriage, divorce and death
While in the United States, Riad Ghali married Princess Fathia in May 1950 against the will of
King Farouk I
Farouk I (; ''Fārūq al-Awwal''; 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I of Egypt, Fuad I, in 1936 and reig ...
. His father, Bishay Ghali, was killed on 5 January 1953 (reference Almasry Alyoum). The marriage produced three children:
* Rafik Ghali (29 November 1952)
* Rayed Ghali (born 20 May 1954)
* Ranya Ghali (born 21 April 1956)
Following family and financial problems due to bad investment, the marriage ended in 1973. On 10 December 1976, Riyad Ghali shot and killed his ex-wife and he unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide. He died on 12 July 1987.
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Muhammad Ali dynasty princes
1987 deaths
1919 births
Prisoners and detainees of California
Egyptian people of Coptic descent
Egyptian Christians