Fekry Pasha Abaza (1895 – 9 February 1979) was an Egyptian journalist and democratic political

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Early life and education

Abaza was born in 1895 in the village of Kafr Abu Shehata in the East, Egypt. He was a member of the

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. He was one of the first graduates of faculty of commerce at

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Career

Abaza began his journalism career by writing for the newspaper ''Al-Maiied'', and then for the newspaper ''

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'' in 1919. He joined the National Democratic Party in 1921. Afterward, he served as an editor for the magazine ''

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'' for two years before being promoted to editor in chief in 1926. He worked for the magazine until 1961 and occupied the position of chief editor of the monthly Egyptian magazine '' Al-Hilal'' (Crescent) for several of those years. On 18 August 1961, the Egyptian government decided to relieve him from his duties, and said that the order was made by President

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, as a result of a political article he allowed to be published. From 1944 until being relieved as editor in chief, he was elected as a syndicate chairman for journalism over four consecutive election cycles.

Later life and death

Abaza was elected Honorary President of the Egyptian football club

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and a member of the Supreme Council of the Egyptian National Library, receiving an honorary doctorate degree from the Academy of Arts. Abaza was also an amateur musician, with a talent for playing the flute and mandolin. He also wrote a number of stories, including ''Khalaf El Habayeb'', ''Aldahek Albaky'' and ''Ahadeeth Fekry Abaza''. He died in Cairo on 9 February 1979.

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''Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abaza, Fekry 20th-century Egyptian politicians 20th-century journalists 1895 births 1979 deaths Egyptian people of Circassian descent Egyptian people of Abkhazian descent Egyptian pashas Egyptian royalty Egyptian activists Egyptian journalists National Democratic Party (Egypt) politicians Cairo University alumni

Early life and education

Career

Later life and death

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