Hussein Roshdy Pasha Explained

Hussein Roshdy Pasha
Order:11th
Office:Prime Minister of Egypt
Term Start:5 April 1914
Term End:12 April 1919
Predecessor:Mohamed Said Pasha
Successor:Mohamed Said Pasha
Birth Date:1863
Spouse:Eugenie Le Brun
Native Name Lang:ar
Honorific Suffix:GCMG

Hussein Pasha Roshdy GCMG (1863–1928) (Arabic: حسين رشدي باشا) was an Egyptian political figure of Turkish origin[1] who served as Prime Minister of Egypt between 1914 and 1919.

Biography

Born in family origins of which are in Kavala. His great grandfather Topuzoglou (also pronounced as 'Tabuzoglu' which in Turkish means 'Son of Cannon' and indicates linear descent from janissary) who came with Muhammad Ali of Egypt and for his success against British invasion in Rosetta was appointed by him with governorship of Alexandria.[2]

Served as last Prime Minister of Khedivate of Egypt till 19 December 1914 and continued in his office as the first Prime Minister of Sultanate of Egypt.Under pressure from British authorities, Roshdy issued a “Decision of the Council of Ministers” which essentially declared war against the Central Powers in the First World War. He was later forced to resign for failing to resolve a strike by government officials demanding mandatory recognition of the Egyptian delegation by the cabinet and the withdrawal of British sentries and guards.[3]

He was married to a daughter of the Ottoman sultan's chief of staff and had second marriage to Eugénie Le Brun. His sister was married to Hasan Pasha Mahmoud, dean of the Faculcy of Medicine at Cairo University and king's private physician.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Goldschmidt, Arthur. 2000. Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 169. 1-55587-229-8. registration.
  2. Book: Hasan, Sana. 1986. Enemy in Promised Land: An Egyptian Woman's Journey into Israel. New York. Shoken books. 31. 0-8052-0853-4.
    • Carman, Harry J. (Mar. 1921). “England and the Egyptian Problem”. Political Science Quarterly 36(1), 51-78.
  3. Book: Hasan, Sana. 1986. Enemy in Promised Land: An Egyptian Woman's Journey into Israel. New York. Shoken books. 31. 0-8052-0853-4.