Adly Yakan Pasha (18 January 1864 – 22 October 1933) ( ar, عدلي يكن باشا), sometimes referred to as Adly Pasha, was an Egyptian
political figure
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. He served as the
14th prime minister of Egypt
The prime minister of Egypt () is the head of the Egyptian government. A direct translation of the Arabic-language title is "Minister-President of Egypt" and "President of the Government". The Arabic title can also be translated as "President of ...
between 1921 and 1922, again between 1926 and 1927, and finally in 1929. He held several prominent political posts including
foreign minister,
interior minister and Speaker of the Egyptian Senate.
Personal life
Yakan was of
Turkish origin.
He died in
Paris
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, France. He was the great-grandnephew of
Muhammad Ali Pasha
Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha, also known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan ( sq, Mehmet Ali Pasha, ar, محمد علي باشا, ; ota, محمد علی پاشا المسعود بن آغا; ; 4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849), was ...
.
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1864 births
1933 deaths
19th-century Egyptian people
20th-century prime ministers of Egypt
Egyptian people of Turkish descent
Prime Ministers of Egypt
Foreign ministers of Egypt
Speakers of the Parliament of Egypt
Egyptian pashas
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