His father was replaced on the throne by his uncle Hussein Kamel, bypassing Muhammad Abdul Moneim, who was now demoted in the line of succession.

[1] In 1933, he and his cousin, Prince Youssouf Kamal, visited the United States and Canada.

[3] Following the abdication of King Farouk, Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim served as Chairman of the Council of Egyptian Regency from 26 July 1952 to 18 June 1953 for the infant King Fuad II, being created Royal Highness in 1952.

Muhammad Abdul Moneim married his third cousin Princess Fatma Neslişah Osmanoğlu Sultan (4 February 1921 – 2 April 2012) at the Heliopolis Palace, Cairo, on 26 September 1940.

She was a daughter of Prince Şehzade Omer Faruk (1898–1969/1971) and his first wife and cousin, Princess Rukiye Sabiha Sultan (1894–1971).