Queen Fatimah el-Sharif
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Queen Fatimah el-Sharif 🇱🇾

الملكة فاطمة الشريف (Known as "Queen Fatimah")
Queen Consort of Libya (1951–1969), Humanitarian, Patroness of the Libyan Red Crescent
Born 1911 🇱🇾 Kufra Oasis, Libya
Passed Away Oct 03, 2009 Cairo, Egypt
Lifespan 98 years old
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"A crown has meaning only when it serves to wipe away the tears of the orphan and shelter the homeless."

Archival Overview

Beloved and sole Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969), daughter of anti-colonial hero Sayyid Ahmad Sharif and wife of King Idris I, celebrated for founding the Libyan Red Crescent and championing girls' schools.

Biographical Record

Born in the remote desert oasis of Kufra, Fatimah el-Sharif was the daughter of Sayyid Ahmad Sharif as-Senussi, supreme commander of the Libyan resistance against Italian colonization. Married to future King Idris I in 1931 in Egyptian exile, she returned to Libya upon national independence in 1951.

As Queen, she adopted a public role of refined dignity and active humanitarianism, serving as honorary patroness of the Libyan Red Crescent Society and funding the construction of women's hospitals and orphanages in Benghazi and Tripoli. Following the 1969 coup, she lived with quiet grace in Cairo until her passing at age 98.

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Final Resting Place

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Hamidiyya Shadhiliyya Cemetery
Cairo, Egypt
GPS: 30.0500, 31.2800
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