Mahmoud Sami Al Baroudi ( ar, محمود سامي البارودي; June 11, 1839 – December 11, 1904) was a significant

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and a prominent poet. He served as 5th

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 ...

from 4 February 1882 until 26 May 1882. He was known as ''rab alseif wel qalam'' رب السيف و القلم ("lord of sword and pen").Cavalry poetics
Al Ahram Weekly (722), 23–29 December 2004 His father belonged to an Ottoman-Egyptian family while his mother was a

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woman who converted to Islam upon marrying his father.

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* 1839 births 1904 deaths 19th-century prime ministers of Egypt 19th-century Egyptian poets 19th-century male writers Prime Ministers of Egypt Egyptian male poets Egyptian pashas Greek Muslims People from the Ottoman Empire of Greek descent Egyptian people of Greek descent {{Egypt-poet-stub