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Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, KCVO, MBE () (31 October 1889 – 19 February 1946) or Aḥmad Moḥammad Makhlūf Ḥasanēn al-Būlākī () was an Egyptian courtier, diplomat, politician, and geographic explorer. Hassanein was the tutor, Chief of the Diwan and Chamberlain to
During an expedition through the Libyan Desert in 1923, Ahmed Hassanein crossed a region defended by the puritanical 
In December 1922, Hassanein began a new scientific expedition from Sallum. He recorded bearings and measures of distances, took photos, samples, wrote his journal, and interacted with his men to learn more about their traditions and places and natural phenomena. He corrected the position of his destination of Kufra on maps, and at the climax of his expedition discovered previously unknown water sources, the "Lost Oases" of
Definitive brief biography of Ahmed Hassanein: Introduction by Michael Haag to ''The Lost Oases'' by Ahmed Hassanein, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo and New York, 2006
* ttp://www.saharasafaris.org/hassaneinbey/biography.htm Ahmed Hassanein biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Hassanein, Ahmed 1889 births 1946 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Egyptian courtiers Egyptian explorers Egyptian male épée fencers Egyptian pashas 19th-century Egyptian people Egyptian photographers Egyptian writers Explorers of Africa Explorers of the Libyan Desert Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Members of the Order of the British Empire Motorcycle road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Egypt Olympic fencers of Egypt Sportspeople from Cairo Egyptian male foil fencers Fellows of the American Physical Society
Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, KCVO, MBE () (31 October 1889 – 19 February 1946) or Aḥmad Moḥammad Makhlūf Ḥasanēn al-Būlākī () was an Egyptian courtier, diplomat, politician, and geographic explorer. Hassanein was the tutor, Chief of the Diwan and Chamberlain to Farouk
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, the king of Egypt from 1936 to 1952, and also represented Egypt in the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
in fencing.
Early life
Hassanein was born in 1889, the son of anAl-Azhar University
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professor, and grandson of the last Admiral of the Egyptian fleet before it was dismantled under British occupation in 1882. He studied at Balliol College of Oxford University.
Tutor
King Fuad I, father ofFarouk
Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Faruqi, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, or Farouq, Farooqi, Faruque or Farooqui; ar, فاروق, Fārūq) is a common Arabic given and family name. ''Al-Fārūq'' literally means "the one who distinguishes b ...
, chose Hassanein to tutor the Crown Prince during the Prince's studies as a teenager in London. While Fuad spoke Turkish as his mother-tongue and was therefore unable to eloquently address his own nation, Farouk learned to speak Arabic proficiently under Hassanein's coaching.
Expeditions
During an expedition through the Libyan Desert in 1923, Ahmed Hassanein crossed a region defended by the puritanical Senussi
The Senusiyya, Senussi or Sanusi ( ar, السنوسية ''as-Sanūssiyya'') are a Muslim political-religious tariqa (Sufi order) and clan in colonial Libya and the Sudan region founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Senussi ( ar, السنوسي ...
s.
In December 1922, Hassanein began a new scientific expedition from Sallum. He recorded bearings and measures of distances, took photos, samples, wrote his journal, and interacted with his men to learn more about their traditions and places and natural phenomena. He corrected the position of his destination of Kufra on maps, and at the climax of his expedition discovered previously unknown water sources, the "Lost Oases" of Jebel Uweinat
Mount Uwaynat or Gabal El Uweinat ( ar, جبل العوينات ', Arabic for 'Mountain of the springs') is a mountain range in the area of the Egyptian-Libyan- Sudanese tripoint. Because of thousands of prehistoric rock art sites, it is consi ...
and Jebel Arkenu, which opened new Sahara routes from Kufra to Sudanic Africa. The latter was known since 1892 through Arab sources,.Bertarelli (1929), p. 515. During the journey he took photographs of significant rock art
In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type also ...
.
In September 1924, his report was published in the National Geographic Magazine with 47 photos and a map. His book, ''The Lost Oases'', was published the following year in English and later in Arabic and German.
Ahmed's work based on his journeys includes: an accurate map of a then-unknown region, based on astro-fixing and triangulation techniques; writings on the history and traditions of the isolated and fiercely independent Senussis sect in Libya; a published memoir; a geological collection; and thousands of photos and hours of footage. He was honoured with the title of Bey and the Founder's Medal of the British Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...
in 1924.
Olympics
Hassanein competed at the1920
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** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
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and 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
in the foil and épée competitions.
Hassanein mausoleum
Ahmed Hassanein was killed in an automobile accident on 19 February 1946 and was buried in the Mameluke Northern Cemetery across the Salah Salem road from the new seat of the Al-Azhar Imam in a mausoleum built by his brother-in-law, the architect Hassan Fathy.Sources
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External links
Definitive brief biography of Ahmed Hassanein: Introduction by Michael Haag to ''The Lost Oases'' by Ahmed Hassanein, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo and New York, 2006
* ttp://www.saharasafaris.org/hassaneinbey/biography.htm Ahmed Hassanein biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Hassanein, Ahmed 1889 births 1946 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Egyptian courtiers Egyptian explorers Egyptian male épée fencers Egyptian pashas 19th-century Egyptian people Egyptian photographers Egyptian writers Explorers of Africa Explorers of the Libyan Desert Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Members of the Order of the British Empire Motorcycle road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Egypt Olympic fencers of Egypt Sportspeople from Cairo Egyptian male foil fencers Fellows of the American Physical Society