|Hussein Kamel was appointed sultan of Egypt after the deposition of Khedive
Abbas by the British. He ruled Egypt from December, 1914 until October, 1917.
Egypt was declared a British protectorate in 1914 at the beginning of World War
I. These moves brought to an end the nominal control of Egypt by the
Sultan Hussein was the son of Khedive Ismail (who was ruler of Egypt from
1863 till 1879), he was born in 1853.
In 1917, Hussein Kamel died and was succeeded by King Fuad, his brother, and
also son of Ismail Pasha.