Necho I
| Necho I | |
|---|---|
Horus statuette bearing the cartouches of Necho I. London, Petrie Museum. | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | 672–664 BCE |
| Predecessor | Nekauba or Tefnakht II |
| Successor | Psamtik I |
| Consort | Istemabet |
| Children | Psamtik I, possibly Ta-khered-en-ta-ihet-[weret] and Meresamun |
| Father | Tefnakht II |
| Died | 664 BCE |
| Dynasty | 26th Dynasty |
Menkheperre Necho I (Egyptian: Nekau, Greek: Νεχώς Α' or Νεχώ Α', Akkadian: Nikuu or Nikû) (? – 664 BCE near Memphis) was a ruler of the ancient Egyptian city of Sais. He was the first securely attested local Saite king of the 26th Dynasty of Egypt who reigned for 8 years (672–664 BCE) according to Manetho's Aegyptiaca. Egypt was reunified by his son Psamtik I.