 His name and origin are not given in the original story, but in the 1991 television adaptation in the series "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (where the story appears under its American title, "The Theft of the Royal Ruby"), the story is altered and the prince identified as Farouk (played by Tariq Alibai).This adaptation presents the British government as concerned to help Farouk recover the jewel to maintain his standing in his home country, eventually succeed his father Fuad I of Egypt to the throne, and curb the influence of the nationalist Wafd Party.In 2007, the MBC aired an Egyptian television series titled "Al Malik Farouk" about the life of King Farouk and he was portrayed by Syrian actor Taym Hassan.