Hussein Sirri Pasha (1894–1960)
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Hussein Sirri Pasha | |
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| 25th Prime Minister of Egypt | |
| In office November 15, 1940 – February 4, 1942 | |
| Monarch | Fuad I |
| Preceded by | Hassan Sabry Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa el-Nahhas Pasha |
| In office July 25, 1949 – January 12, 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa el-Nahhas Pasha |
| In office July 2, 1952 – July 22, 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Naguib Hilali Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Naguib Hilali Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1894 Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Parent | Ismail Sirri Pasha (father) |
Hussein Sirri Pasha (1894–1960) (Arabic: حسين سري باشا) was an Egyptian politician. He served as 25th Prime Minister of Egypt for three short periods, during which he also served as foreign minister.
Early life and education
Hussein Sirri was the son of Ismail Sirri Pasha (1861–1937). He received a degree in civil engineering in Paris.[1]
Cabinet Minister
Sirri Pasha was Minister of Finance from 1939 to 1940.[2] Sirri Pasha first served as prime minister from 1940 until 1942, the height of the Axis and Allied confrontation in Egypt's Western Desert in the Second World War, which concluded with the Second Battle of El Alamein. His cabinet was announced on 18 November 1940, and he formed it without having any affiliation with the political parties.[3]
In February 1941, the Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies, visited Cairo and met with Sirri. Writing in 1967, he said "We found that political problems are the same the wide world over, and laughed about them." He then wrote that "The great pity was that so good a Prime Minister had to serve under so poor a King. Sirri Pasha was... a good administrator, and completely honest."[4]
Sirri next served as Prime Minister from July 1949 until January 1950. His final term was for three weeks in July 1952, amidst a political crisis which culminated in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and the abdication of King Farouk.
References
- ^ "Hilaly Falls". Time Magazine. 7 July 1952. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Goldschmidt Jr., Arthur (2003). Historical Dictionary of Egypt. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6586-0.
- ^ "The New Cairo Cabinet". The Palestine Post. Cairo. 18 November 1940. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Sir Robert Menzies (1967). Afternoon Light: Some Memories of Men and Events (Second ed.). Melbourne: Cassell. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9780304915088.
External links
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