Ismail Chirine
Ismail Chirine | |
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Honorary Field Marshal | |
Unit | Cavalry |
Battles/wars | World War II 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
Ismail Hussein Chirine (
Early life and education
Chirine was born in Alexandria on 17 October 1919 to Hussein Chirine Pasha (died 1934) and Princess Amineh Bahrouz Fazil (1886–1947), a member of a cadet branch of the Egyptian royal family.[2] After their divorce, his mother married Ali Rateb, from Alexandria, and his father married Gulsun Hanem Aflaton. His uncle and guardian was the governor of Cairo.[3] From the age of 12, Chirine preferred to live with his aunt Zeinab Chirine, wife of Haidar Pasha.
He was educated at Victoria College in Alexandria, Great Chesterfield College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2][4]
Career
Chirine assumed different public posts in Egypt. When Chirine returned from the
He was appointed Defense Minister of during the reign ofPersonal life
Chirine married
They had two children, Nadia (19 December 1950[6] – October 2009) and Hussein (born 1955 – died 2016).[citation needed] Their daughter, Nadia, married firstly Egyptian actor Yusuf Shabaan[9] and secondly Mustafa Rashid.
He lived the rest of his life in Alexandria, tending his property in the South of Egypt and spending summers in Switzerland, to allow his wife to meet her eldest daughter, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi.
Death
Chirine died at the military hospital in Alexandria on 14 June 1994 at the age of 74.[citation needed] He was buried in Cairo.[10]
References
- ^ "Princess wed by proxy". Daytona Beach Morning. Cairo. UPI. 29 March 1949. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-977-424-756-9. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Shah of Iran's Ex-wife to Marry Again..." The Pittsburgh Press. Cairo. UP. 27 March 1949. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Princess Fawzia engaged". The Indian Express. 28 March 1949. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Bride absent from wedding". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Cairo. Associated Press. 31 March 1949. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Girl is born to Princess Fawzia". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Cairo. Associated Press. 20 December 1950. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt". The Daily Telegraph. London. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Princess Fawzia weds diplomat". Meriden Record. 29 March 1949. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ a b Sami, Soheir (4–10 June 1998). "Profile: Youssef Shaaban". Al Ahram Weekly (380). Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Ghazal, Rym (8 July 2013). "A forgotten Egyptian Princess remembered". The National. Retrieved 16 July 2013.