Was there any Egyptian Pharaoh that was considered the one and only god that ancient Egyptians worshiped during his life?
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Akhenaton
"The pharaoh Akhenaton (reigned 1353–36 BCE) returned to supremacy of the sun god, with the startling innovation that the Aton was to be the only god (see Re)."
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... there was any Egyptian Pharaoh that was considered the most exalted god
I think you look at it from a wrong perspective. The Egyptians were polytheists, not monotheists. A supreme deity did exist, but that god was much more a primus inter pares; or first among equals. Like in the Greek pantheon where Zeus was the supreme god, but rather limited in what he could order the other gods.
Being a god (not necessarily an Egyptian god) was the ultimate possible. There was no supreme god. The concept simply didn't exist in the Egyptian religion. Compare it with a gold medal in the Olympics. Plenty of gold medallists, but not a single "over-all" winner.
Perhaps the only exception was the Akhenaten religion, which very likely (not sure) was the first monotheistic religion. However, as this religion didn't last more than a couple of decades and was almost completely eradicated from society, I exclude that one. It didn't have any lasting influence on Egypt.
There is another reason not to focus on Akhenaten. An important point in any monotheistic religion is that humans can't possibly be god. This pharaoh was more devout than others, and would have been highly offended when people would worship him as god. There is only one god, Aten, and he wasn't it!
Egyptian pharaohs considered themselves gods. As far as I know, not the supreme god, and also not the primus inter pares. You can see that clearly in pictures where pharaohs are together with gods. They are larger than ordinary humans, but always smaller than gods. The Pharaoh is depicted always above ordinary humans, but never at the same height or higher than other gods.
Your source is not quoting from history, but from a very different religious perspective.
- https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kiCrAEC8w4U/TzDVrQ9AiaI/AAAAAAAAE8Q/odXKE9BXOKE/s1600/The+King+before+the+dog-headed+god+Anubis_1.jpg
- https://imgc.artprintimages.com/img/print/egypt-tomb-of-thutmose-iv-mural-painting-of-adoration-of-the-gods-osiris-anubis-and-isis_u-l-prlnrd0.jpg?h=550&p=0&w=550&background=fbfbfb
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