Hussein Sirri Pasha (1894–1960) ( ar, حسين سري باشا) was an Egyptian politician. He served as 25th

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for three short periods, during which he also served as

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Early life and education

Hussein Sirri was the son of Ismail Sirri Pasha (1861–1937). He received a degree in civil engineering in Paris.

Career

Sirri Pasha began his career as an engineer at the Ministry of Public Works, and was appointed as minister to the same body in 1937. He was

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from 1939 to 1940. Sirri Pasha first served as prime minister from 1940 until 1942, the height of the Axis and Allied confrontation in Egypt's Western Desert in the

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, which concluded with the

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. His cabinet was announced on 18 November 1940, and he formed it without having any affiliation with the political parties. In February 1941, the

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, visited Cairo and met with Sirri. Writing in 1967, he said "We found that political problems are the same the wide world over, and laughed about them." He then wrote that "The great pity was that so good a Prime Minister had to serve under so poor a

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. Sirri Pasha was... a good administrator, and completely honest." Sirri next served as prime minister from July 1949 until January 1950. His final term was for three weeks in July 1952, amidst a political crisis which culminated in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and the abdication of King Farouk.

Personal life

Sirri Pasha was married to the aunt of

Queen Farida Farida, born Safinaz Zulficar (5 September 1921 – 16 October 1988) (Arabic: صافيناز ذوالفقار), was the queen of Egypt for nearly eleven years as the first wife of King Farouk. She was the first queen of Egypt since antiquity to h ...

, spouse of King Farouk.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sirry Pasha, Hussein 1894 births 1960 deaths 20th-century prime ministers of Egypt Finance Ministers of Egypt Foreign ministers of Egypt Egyptian pashas 20th-century Egyptian engineers Egyptian civil engineers Independent politicians in Egypt Public works ministers of Egypt