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Nahed Rashad

Nahed Rashad (born Nahed Shawqi Bakir Arabic: ناهد شوقي بكير; 1917 – 1985) was an influential figure during the kingdom of Egypt who became the chief lady-in-waiting and was a member of Iron guard.

Nahed Rashad
ناهد رشاد
Nahed Rashad on Al-Musawar magazine cover
Born
Nahed Shawqi Bakir

1917
Helwan, Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Died1985
CitizenshipEgyptian
Spouse
Yousef Rashad
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(m. 1938; died 1971)​
ChildrenAlia Rashad
Mahmoud Rashad
Shawqi Rashad
Parents
  • Dr.Shawqi Bakir (father)
  • Alfet Hanim Esmat (mother)

Early life

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Nahed was born in the city of Helwan in 1917.[1] Her father is Dr. Shawqi Bakir, who worked as a professor at the College of Science.[1][2] Her mother and aunt have been the ladies-in-waiting of Melek Tourhan since 1915.[3] Nahed Rashad often played with Sultan Hussein's daughters in the royal palace.[4] In 1938, Nahed married Yousef Rashad, the son of a former governor and a royal naval physician.[5] They had one daughter and two sons: Alia, Shawqi and Mahmoud.[4]

Career

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Lady-in-waiting

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In 1945 King Farouk made Nahed the lady-in-waiting of Princess Fawzia.[6][7] He later promoted Nahed to the rank of Chief lady-in-waiting.[8][9] Nahed accompanied princess Fawzia in all of the events and parties she attended.[10] Nahed also became the lady-in-waiting for Princess Faiza.[11][12] After the marriage of Fawzia to Ismail chirine, Nahed Rashad remained as a lady-in-waiting in the palace for no queen.[13][14] During that time she acted as an assistant to king Farouk.[15][16]

Iron guard

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When the Iron guard started recruiting women, Nahed Rashad became the supervisor over them.[17] She became an important member of the Iron guard and had high influence over it.[18][19]

1948 Palestine war

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Nahed Rashad volunteered in the 1948 Palestine war.[20][21] She received the major rank in the Egyptian military.[22][23] Al-Musawar magazine published her photo in military uniform on September 24, 1948, under the title: “The Egyptian Woman in the Battlefield.”[23] During her time as a volunteer in Palestine war, she started recruiting new members in the Iron guard.[24]

Later life and death

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After 1952 revolution, Nahed Rashad lived a simple life in Hurghada, where she was a housewife and enjoyed cooking fish. After Dr. Youssef Rashad's death in 1971, she moved to an apartment in Dokki, and her eldest son Mahmoud Rashad lived with her.[25]

Nahed contacted Hediya Hanem Barakat, daughter of Bahey El Din Barakat Pasha, the owner of the first home for the elderly in Egypt. She moved there in the early eighties. Nahed later died in 1985.[25]

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Books and publisments

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  • The book "El Maraa alty Hazt Arsh Misr" (The woman who shook the throne of Egypt) by Rashed Kamel, spoke about the details of the life of Nahed Rashad.
  • The book "Nahed wa El melik Farouk" (Nahed and King Farouk) by Hanafi El-Mehalawy spoke about the life and Controversy surrounding Nahed Rashad.

Television and cinema

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  • The film titled "Emraa Hazt Arsh Misr" (A Woman Who Shook the Throne of Egypt) in 1995 was based on her. Nahed Rashad was played by the actress Nadia El Gendy.
  • Kariokka series in 2012, about the life story of the artist Tahia Kariokka, starring Wafaa Amer. Nahed Rashad role was played by the actress Rasha Sami.
  • The series "'Awraq Miseria" (Egyptian Papers), Part 2, 2002, Nahed Rashad role was played by the actress Ghada Abdel Razek.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tawfiq, Ashraf (2019). الحرس الحديدي...الملف السوري للملك فاروق [The iron guard... the mysterious file of King Farouk] (in Arabic).
  2. ^ Mehlawy, Hanafi (1994). ناهد والملك فاروق [Nahed and King Farouk] (in Arabic). مكتبة الدار العربية الكتاب. p. 255. ISBN 978-977-5366-14-6.
  3. ^ October 1996, p. 66.
  4. ^ a b Yousef (2005). "King Farouk". روز اليوسف (3999–4003): 85.
  5. ^ Mehlawy, Hanafi (1994). ناهد والملك فاروق [Nahed and King Farouk] (in Arabic). مكتبة الدار العربية الكتاب. p. 55. ISBN 978-977-5366-14-6.
  6. ^ Mahfouz, El-sayed (2021). نورسيس (in Arabic). p. 86.
  7. ^ Hashim, Farouk (1993). فريدة..ملكة مصر [Farida..queen of Egypt] (in Arabic). دار الشروق. ISBN 978-977-09-2791-5.
  8. ^ Kamel, Rashad (1994). المرأة التى هزت عرش مصر!: ناهد رشاد [The woman who shook the throne of Egypt!: Nahed Rashad] (in Arabic). p. 7.
  9. ^ Jad, Sayed. الحرس الحديدى : كيف كان الملك فاروق يتخلص من خصومه [The Iron Guard: How King Farouk got rid of his opponents] (in Arabic). p. 11.
  10. ^ Tawfiq, Ashraf (2018). نساء الملك فاروق.. العرش الذي ضاع بسبب الهوى (in Arabic).
  11. ^ البندراي, إفتكار. نكبة توطين الهكسوس (النكبة المصرية) ج1 [The Hyksos Settlement Catastrophe (The Egyptian Catastrophe) Part 1] (in Arabic).
  12. ^ Kamel, Rashad (1994). المرأة التى هزت عرش مصر!: ناهد رشاد [The woman who shook the throne of Egypt!: Nahed Rashad] (in Arabic). p. 25.
  13. ^ Tawfiq, Ashraf (6 November 2018). الحرس الحديدي.. الملف الغامض للملك فاروق (in Arabic).
  14. ^ Tawfiq, Ashraf (2018). مشاهير وفضائح [Famous people and Scandals] (in Arabic). p. 1942.
  15. ^ Mahmoud, Fawzy. نساء X السياسة [Women X politics] (in Arabic). p. 45.
  16. ^ Uktūbar - Volume 32, Issues 1624-1627 - Page 19
  17. ^ Bakr, Yasser (2 January 2017). حرب المعلومات [War of informations] (in Arabic). pp. 469–470.
  18. ^ Ashraf, Tawfiq. فاروق الأول .. والأخير: هوانم القصر الملكي [Farouk the First...and the Last: Ladies of the Royal Palace] (in Arabic). pp. 140–142. ISBN 9789775967107.
  19. ^ Kamel, Rashad. الملكة نازلي: غرام وانتقام [Queen Nazli: Love and Revenge] (in Arabic). p. 209.
  20. ^ Attar, Ahmed. مصر بين الملك و الصعاليك في الإسلام و الوطنية،1936-1992 [Egypt between the King and the Vagabonds in Islam and Nationalism, 1936-1992] (in Arabic). p. 144.
  21. ^ Ashraf, Tawfiq. فاروق الأول .. والأخير: هوانم القصر الملكي [Farouk the First...and the Last: Ladies of the Royal Palace] (in Arabic). p. 58. ISBN 9789775967107.
  22. ^ حكايات سبتمبر ٢٤: على هامش عهود فاروق وعبد الناصر والسادات - Page 274
  23. ^ a b Abd-El-Al, Muhammad. هوامش على دفتر أحوال مصر (قراءة في أرشيف الصحافة المصرية) ... [Margins on the Egyptian State of Affairs Notebook (Reading in the Egyptian Press Archives)...] (in Arabic). د.محمد فتحي عبد العال. p. 139. ISBN 979-8-223-46802-8.
  24. ^ Ashraf, Tawfiq. فاروق الأول .. والأخير: هوانم القصر الملكي [Farouk the First...and the Last: Ladies of the Royal Palace] (in Arabic). p. 144. ISBN 9789775967107.
  25. ^ a b As-Safir. "قضية.نادية الجندي في". archive.assafir.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
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