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Prince of the Sa'id (Arabic:أمير الصعيدAmīr as-Ṣaʻīd[ʔæˈmːiɾɑs.sˤɑˈʕiːd]) was the title used by theheir apparent to the Egyptian throne prior to the abolition of the monarchy following theEgyptian Revolution of 1952. The title translates asPrince ofUpper Egypt.
The title was first used by the son and heir ofFuad I,Farouk Agha, who was officially namedPrince of the Sa'id on 12 December 1933.[1] The title that was given to Farouk Agha with the purchase in his name of 3,000feddans of the best agricultural land.[2] Farouk Agha held the title until he ascended the throne as Farouk I following the death of his father on 28 April 1936.
Since the title was only granted toheirs apparent, Farouk I's successor as heir,Mohammed Ali Tewfik, did not receive it as he washeir presumptive. The next person to hold the title was Farouk I's first (and only) sonAhmad Fuad. He held the title immediately following his birth on 16 January 1952 as he was theheir apparent of his father Farouk I.[3] However, he only held it very briefly, since he ascended the throne as Fuad II following his father'sforced abdication on 26 July 1952.
The Egyptian monarchy was abolished on 18 June 1953. Fuad II's eldest sonMuhammad Ali (born on 5 February 1979) is styledPrince of the Sa'id.[4] However, since the monarchy no longer exists in Egypt, the title has no legal standing, but is used as a form ofcourtesy.
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