Aziz Ezzat Pasha

Sahib ul-Makam al-Rafi Aziz Ezzat Pasha GCVO
1st Egyptian Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom
In office 1923–1927
Monarch	Fuad I
Succeeded by	Sesostris Sidaros
Foreign Minister of Egypt
In office 18 February 1935 – 30 January 1936
Monarch	Fuad I
Prime Minister	Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha
Preceded by	Kamel Ibrahim Bey
Succeeded by	Ali Mahir Pasha
Regent of Egypt
In office 28 April 1936 – 29 July 1937
Monarch	Farouk I
Personal details
Born	( 1869 -06-24)24 June 1869 Cairo, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died	12 April 1961(1961-04-12) (aged 91)
Spouse	Behiye Yeghen Hani
Children	Aysha Ezzat Hanem Muhammad Ezzat Abdullah Ezzat
Alma mater	University of Cambridge Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Profession	Diplomat
Military service
Rank	General

Aziz Ezzat Pasha (Arabic: عزيز عزت باشا) (24 June 1869 – 12 April 1961) was an Egyptian politician.

Foreign Ministry

Born in Cairo and of Albanian origin, Aziz Ezzat Pasha was educated at Jesus College, 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 the United Kingdom's unilateral grant of independence to Egypt in 1922, he was appointed as Egypt's first minister plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James's, serving for five years, from 1923 until 1927. He served as Egypt's Foreign Minister from 18 February 1935 until 30 January 1936.

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 until 29 July 1937, alongside Prince Muhammad Ali Tewfik and Sherif Sabri Pasha. As such, he was allocated E£15,000, a huge sum at that time.

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 9 February 1916. He later became Honorary President of the club (1929-1941).

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.

References

General

• Rizk, Yunan Labib (26 December 2002 – 1 January 2003). "Silent diplomat speaks out". Al-Ahram Weekly (618). Al-Ahram: Boulaq. OCLC 179957756. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-07-26.

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