Isma'il ibn Ahmad ibn Hassan bani Yani (), known simply as Isma'il Ragheb Pasha () (1819–1884), was a

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Ottoman politician who served as

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and held several other high-ranking government positions. Isma'il Ragheb was of

ancestry and was born in

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on 18 August 1819 on either the island of

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following the great massacre of Candia,

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. After being kidnapped to Anatolia he was brought to Egypt as a slave by Ibrahim Pasha in 1830 and was converted to

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. Immediately following his arrival, he studied at ''al-Maktab al-Amiri'' and obtained his advanced degree in 1834. He was fluent in

and was elevated to the rank of

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by Egypt's viceroy

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 ...

. In 1836, he became head of the Accounting and Revenue Agencies. He was promoted to the rank of ''bikbashi'' (

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) in 1840, then ''

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'' (

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) in 1844, and finally ''amiralay'' (

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) in 1846. He held the positions of

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(1858–1860), then Minister of War (1860–1861). He became Inspector for the Maritime Provinces in 1862, and later Assistant () to viceroy

Isma'il Pasha Isma'il Pasha ( ar, إسماعيل باشا ; 12 January 1830 – 2 March 1895), was the Khedive of Egypt and conqueror of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain. Sharing the ambitious outlook of his gran ...

(1863–1865). He was granted the title of ''

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'' and then appointed President of the

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in 1868. He was appointed President of the Chamber of Deputies (1866–1867), then Minister of Interior in 1867, then Minister of Agriculture and Trade in 1875. He again held the Finance portfolio in

Muhammad Sharif Pasha Mohamed Sherif Pasha GCSI (1826–1887) ( ar, محمد شريف باشا) was an Egyptian statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt three times during his career. His first term was between April 7, 1879 and August 18, 1879. His second term ...

's first government (1879). After the fall of

Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi Mahmoud Sami Al Baroudi ( ar, محمود سامي البارودي; June 11, 1839 – December 11, 1904) was a significant Egyptian political figure and a prominent poet. He served as 5th Prime Minister of Egypt from 4 February 1882 until 26 May 1 ...

's government, Isma'il Ragheb became

in 1882. Although his government was short-lived (it lasted from 17 June to 21 August only), it was the only one to present concrete programs. His achievements include the modernisation of the budget through the inventory of revenues and expenses, the Law on Salaries, and the ''La'eha Sa'ideyya'' as well as several agricultural laws. Isma'il Ragheb died in 1884.

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