12/21/1908 AD founded
Prior to becoming sultan, Fuad had played a major role in the establishment of Cairo University. He became the university's first rector in 1908, and remained in the post until his resignation in 1913.
It was founded and funded as the Egyptian University by a committee of private citizens with royal patronage in 1908 and became a state institution under King Fuad I in 1925.
In 1940, four years following his death, the University was renamed King Fuad I University in his honor. It was renamed a second time after the Egyptian revolution of 1952.
Subjects Who or What founded?
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Fuad I of Egypt (Fouad) King of Egypt and ...
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Cairo University (جامعة القاهرة, King Fuad I University) Egypt's premier public u...
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