Aziz Pasha Abaza ( ar, عزيز أباظة, born 13 August 1898 – 11 July 1973
) was an Egyptian
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...
. He is known as one of the prominent poets in modern Egyptian and
Arab literature
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.
Abaza's poems are preoccupied with Arab unity and
Pan-Arabism. His poetry was an inspiration for
Arabism
Pan-Arabism ( ar, الوحدة العربية or ) is an ideology that espouses the unification of the countries of North Africa and Western Asia from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arabian Sea, which is referred to as the Arab world. It is closely c ...
advocates.
Early life
Abaza was born in
Minya El Qamh
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,
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governorate in Egypt. He joined the
School of Law
A law school (also known as a law centre or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction.
Law degrees Argentina
In Argentina, l ...
from where he graduated in 1923.
He worked as a member of Parliament, director of Identification Department,
Egyptian Ministry of Interior in 1923 and Deputy-Governor of
Beheira Governorate
Beheira Governorate ( ar, محافظة البحيرة ', , "the governorate of the Lake") is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur.
Overview
Beheira Governorate ...
in 1935.
Moreover, he worked as governor of
Al Qalyoubiya and
Faiyum
Faiyum ( ar, الفيوم ' , borrowed from cop, ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ ' from egy, pꜣ ym "the Sea, Lake") is a city in Middle Egypt. Located southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum ...
and
Suez Canal Zone.
References
External links
Egyptian Figures, Aziz AbazaEgypt State Information Service
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1898 births
1973 deaths
20th-century Egyptian poets
Egyptian Arab nationalists
Egyptian civil servants
Egyptian male poets
Members of the House of Representatives (Egypt)
People from Sharqia Governorate
20th-century male writers
Governors of Minya
Governors of Asyut