Al-malik al-salih – Islam and the monarchy in 1930s Egypt

Tripp, Charles

Abstract

This article examines the significance of and the motives behind the projection of a distinctively Islamic image of King Faruq of Egypt in the years that followed his ascent to the Throne in 1936. It argues that the creation of the persona of al-malik al-salih (the righteous king) was one aspect of the strategy developed by Ali Mahir Pasha (Prime Minister and then Head of the Royal Diwan) to safeguard the monarchy in an era of mass politics. The campaign, however, took on a life of its own, obliging Ali Mahir to reassert control over the image of the ‘righteous king’.

Citation

Tripp, C. (2022). Al-malik al-salih – Islam and the monarchy in 1930s Egypt. Middle Eastern Studies, 58(3), 354-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2022.2047659

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 29, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Apr 26, 2022
• Publication Date: Apr 26, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 10, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 10, 2022
• Journal: Middle Eastern Studies
• Print ISSN: 0026-3206
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-7881
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 354-370
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2022.2047659
• Keywords: Sociology and Political Science, History, Cultural Studies, Geography, Planning and Development
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00263206.2022.2047659