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Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha (1874 - 1938) (Arabic: محمد توفيق نسيم باشا) was an Egyptian political figure of Turkish origin.[1] He served as the prime minister of Egypt between May 1920 and 1921, again from 1922 until 1923, and finally between 1934 and 1936. He was also Minister of the Interior under Yusuf Wahba Pasha from November 1919 to May 1920.
He went to lawschool where he met other notable Egyptians such as the intellectual and activist Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Isma'il Sidqi, and the journalist Mustafa Kamil. [2]
He was created an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) by King George V of the United Kingdom in December 1920.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000). Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 1555872298.
- ^ Magda Baraka, The Egyptian upper class between revolutions, 1919-1952, Garnet & Ithaca Press, 1998 google books
- ^ London Gazette: no. 32169. p. 12484. 21 December 1920.
Preceded by
Yusuf Wahba PashaPrime Minister of Egypt
1920–1921Succeeded by
Adli Yakan PashaPreceded by
Abdel Khaliq Sarwat PashaPrime Minister of Egypt
1922–1923Succeeded by
Abdel Fattah Yahya Ibrahim PashaPreceded by
Abdel Fattah Yahya Ibrahim PashaPrime Minister of Egypt
1934–1936Succeeded by
Ali Mahir PashaPrime Ministers of Egypt (List) Khedivate
(1878–1914)Sultanate
(1914–1922)Kingdom
(1922–1953)Republic
(1953–1958)U.A.R.
(1958–1971)Arab Republic
(1971–present)Italics indicate interim officeholder.
* military. † Beginning during Raghib's term, Orabi* headed a government in rebellion, July–September 1882.Categories:- 1874 births
- 1938 deaths
- Prime Ministers of Egypt
- Egyptian people of Turkish descent
- Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Interior Ministers of Egypt
- 19th-century Egyptian people
- Egyptian pashas
- Egyptian politician stubs
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