Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (11 June 1840 – 13 September 1914) was an

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military officer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt for two times.

Early life and education

Born in

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in 1840 to a Turkish family who had earlier settled in Algeria, Fahmi's father was a

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. Fahmi graduated from the military academy.

Career

After graduation, Fahmi joined the Egyptian army and later, he became a

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. He retired from the army and began to serve as a governor in different provinces, including Minuffiyya, Cairo and lastly,

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. After serving in other low-profile public positions, he was appointed minister of public works in 1879. Then Fahmi served at different cabinet positions: minister of foreign affairs, minister of justice,

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(1884-1887), minister of interior (three times) and minister of war and marine (two times). Fahmi was appointed prime minister on 12 May 1891, replacing

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in the post. Fahmi remained in office for nearly two years and was sacked by Khedive Abbas II on 15 January 1893. The Khedive dismissed him due to his over reliance on the British agency.

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replaced Fahmi Pasha as prime minister. Fahmi's second term as prime minister began on 12 November 1895, and he replaced

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in the post. Fahmi remained in the office until 12 November 1908 when he resigned from the post.

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replaced him as prime minister.

Personal life and death

Fahmi was among the close allies of

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who was the British colonial administrator in Egypt. Fahmi's daughter,

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, was a political activist and a significant figure in the Egyptian society. She married

Saad Zaghlul Saad Zaghloul ( ar, سعد زغلول / ; also ''Sa'd Zaghloul Pasha ibn Ibrahim'') (July 1859 – 23 August 1927) was an Egyptian revolutionary and statesman. He was the leader of Egypt's nationalist Wafd Party. He led a civil disobedience ...

in 1896. Fahmi died in Cairo on 13 September 1914.

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