Aziz Ezzat Pasha

Infobox Minister
honorific-prefix = "Sahib ul-Makam al-Rafi"
name = Aziz Ezzat
honorific-suffix =
Pasha
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order = 1st
ambassador_from = Egypt
country = the United Kingdom
term_start = 1923
term_end = 1928
successor = Sesostris Sidaros
monarch = Fuad I
office2 = Foreign Minister of Egypt
term_start2 = 18 February 1935
term_end2 = 30 January 1936
monarch2 = Fuad I
primeminister2 = Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha
predecessor2 = Kamel Ibrahim Pasha
successor2 = Ali Mahir Pasha
office3 = Regent of Egypt
term_start3 = 28 April 1936
term_end3 = 29 July 1937
monarch3 = Farouk I
birth_date = Birth date | 1869 | 6 | 24 | df=yes
birth_place = Cairo, Egypt
death_date = Death date and age|1961|4|12|1869|6|24|df=yes
nationality = Egyptian
spouse = Behiye Yeghen Hani
children = Aysha Ezzat Hanem
Muhammad Ezzat
Abdullah Ezzat
alma_mater = University of Cambridge
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
profession = Diplomat
religion = Sunni Islam
rank = General

Aziz Ezzat Pasha (Lang-ar|عزيز عزت باشا) (24 June 1869 - 12 April 1961) [cite web | title = Aziz Ezzat Pasha | publisher = Rulers.org | url = http://rulers.org/indexe.html | accessdate = 2008-07-25] was an Egyptian politician.

Foreign Ministry

Born in Cairo, Aziz Ezzat Pasha was educated at the University of Cambridge and the now defunct Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He began his career in the court of Khedive Isma'il Pasha and was then promoted to deputy minister of foreign affairs. Following Egypt's independence from the United Kingdom in 1922, he was appointed as Egypt's first Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, serving as minister plenipotentiary for five years, from 1923 till 1928. [cite web | title = Former Heads of the Egyptian Mission to the UK since 1924 | publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt | url = http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/uk/london/embassy/en-GB/About_Consulate/formeramb/ | accessdate = 2008-07-26] He served as Egypt's Foreign Minister from 18 February 1935 till 30 January 1936. [cite web | title = Former Ministers of Egypt | publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt | url = http://www.mfa.gov.eg/MFA_Portal/en-GB/About_the_Ministry/historicalview/Historical_View/ | accessdate = 2008-06-22] [cite web | title = Foreign Ministers of Egypt | publisher = Rulers.org | url = http://rulers.org/fm2.html | accessdate = 2008-07-25]

Regency

Aziz Ezzat Pasha was a member of the Regency Council during King Farouk I's minority. He served as regent from 28 April 1936 till 29 July 1937, alongside Prince Muhammad Ali Tewfik and Sherif Sabri Pasha. As such, he was allocated EGP 15,000, a huge sum at that time. [cite journal | last = Rizk | first = Yunan Labib | title = Royal help | journal = Al-Ahram Weekly | issue = 727 | publisher = Al-Ahram | location = Boulaq | date = 27 January - 2 February 2005 | url = http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/727/chrncls.htm | oclc = 179957756 | accessdate = 2008-07-26]

Al-Ahly

Aziz Ezzat Pasha was greatly involved with the famous Egyptian sports club "Al-Ahly". On 2 April 1908, he became the club's second president. He was the first Egyptian to hold that post, and kept it until 16 April 1914. [cite web | title = Ahly Club History | publisher = AhlyNews.com | date = 2004-08-19 | url = http://www.ahlynews.com/en/content/view/5/31/ | accessdate = 2008-07-26] [cite web | title = Real Presidents of Al-Ahly | publisher = Official Website of Al-Ahly Club | language = Arabic | url = http://www.ahlyegypt.com/club/doc_committee/real_presdints | accessdate = 2008-07-26] He later became Honorary President of the club (1929-1941). [cite web | title = Honorary Presidents of Al-Ahly | publisher = Official Website of Al-Ahly Club | language = Arabic | url = http://www.ahlyegypt.com/club/doc_committee/presdints | accessdate = 2008-07-26]

Family

Aziz Ezzat Pasha's second wife, Behiye Yeghen Hanim, whom he married in 1892, was a granddaughter of Khedive Isma'il Pasha from her mother's side. Their daughter Aysha Hanim (1893 - 1945) married in 1912 (and later divorced in 1927) Prince Muhammad Ali Hassan Pasha, another grandson of Khedive Isma'il. [cite web | title = Genealogy of Aziz Ezzat Pasha | url = http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/islamic/i819.html#I819 | accessdate = 2008-07-25]

References

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*cite journal
last = Rizk
first = Yunan Labib
title = Silent diplomat speaks out
journal = Al-Ahram Weekly
issue = 618
publisher = Boulaq
location = Al-Ahram
date = 26 December 2002 - 1 January 2003
url = http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/618/chrncls.htm
oclc = 179957756
accessdate = 2008-07-26;Specific