Fuad I (26 March 1868 – 28 April 1936) was the Sultan and later King of Egypt andSudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Sultan Hussein Kamel. He substituted the title of King for Sultan when the United Kingdom recognised Egyptian independence in 1922. His name is sometimes spelled Fouad. Rabindranath reached Cairo, capital of Egypt, on 27 Nov 1926 and was greeted by King Fuad. he was greeted by the Arabian songs and instrumental music. Hde visited the Museum. The King gifted a set Arabian books for Shantiniketan.After passing seven/eight months in abroad he returned to Shantiniketan on 1st Dec 1926.
