Fuad II, King of Egypt and the Sudan was born on 16 January1952. He ascended the throne on 26 July1952 upon the abdication of his father King Farouk I after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. He reigned for less than a year until 18 June1953. King Fuad II was Egypt and Sudan's last monarch and the last of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty which had ruled since 1805. His short reign came to end when Egypt was declared a republic on 18 June1953.
Fuad was less than a year old at the time of his ascension to the throne, thus, he was never formally crowned. He became king following the abdication of his father, King Farouk I, and joined his family in exile after the monarchy was overthrown in 1953. The Council of Regency headed by Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim represented him in Egypt while he was in exile. King Farouk had hoped that his abdication would appease the revolutionaries and other anti-royalist forces in the country, and that the baby king could serve as a unifying force for Egypt and Sudan. Both gambles proved incorrect.
After being deposed, Ahmad Fuad was brought to Switzerland, where he was to be raised and continues to live. In 1976, the King married Dominique-France Picard. She converted to Islam and assumed the title Queen Fadila of Egypt. The couple had three children before they divorced. The interview with Ricardo Karam took place in Geneva, Switzerland.