Mustafa Fahmi

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Mustafa Fahmi
Hussein Fahri Pasha
Personal details
Born11 June 1840
Crete, Ottoman Empire
Died13 September 1914(1914-09-13) (aged 74)
Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Military service
RankLieutenant general

Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (11 June 1840 – 13 September 1914) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt for two times.

Early life and education

Born in Crete in 1840 to a Turkish family who had earlier settled in Algeria, Fahmi's father was a colonel.[1] Fahmi graduated from the military academy.[1]

Career

After graduation, Fahmi joined the Egyptian army and later, he became a

minister of finance (1884-1887),[2] minister of interior (three times) and minister of war and marine (two times).[1]

Fahmi was appointed prime minister on 12 May 1891, replacing

Hussein Fahri Pasha replaced Fahmi Pasha as prime minister.[4][5]

Fahmi's second term as prime minister began on 12 November 1895, and he replaced Nubar Pasha in the post. Fahmi remained in the office until 12 November 1908 when he resigned from the post.[6] Boutros Ghali replaced him as prime minister.[6]

Personal life and death

Fahmi was among the close allies of

Saad Zaghlul in 1896.[9][10]

Fahmi died in Cairo on 13 September 1914.[1]

References

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  4. ^ a b c Mounah Abdallah Khouri (1971). Poetry and the Making of Modern Egypt: 1882-1922. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 47. GGKEY:3JPP2EBRNW3.
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  8. ^ Ahmed Zaki Osman (8 March 2012). "Women's movement: A look back, and forward". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Riaz Pasha
Prime Minister of Egypt
1891–1893
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Egypt
1895–1908
Succeeded by