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Saba Habachy
Saba Habachy
Born	2 February 1897; Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
Died	9 June 1996 (aged 99); Cambridge, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	international lawyer, Minister of Commerce and Industry
Known for	oil industry consultant
Spouses	Gamila Gindy; Beatrice Gabrawy;
Children	Susan; Nimet; Nazeeh

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Saba Habachy (Arabic: سابا حبشى‎; 1897–1996) was an Egyptian official, oil industry consultant and international lawyer.

Biography

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Habachy received a doctorate at the University of Paris. He taught criminal law at the University of Cairo and served as a judge and as Egypt's Minister of Commerce and Industry. In 1952, he moved to New York City.^{[citation needed]}

During World War II, he supported the Allied Forces, providing supplies to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. He may have been on German general Erwin Rommel's hit list.^{[citation needed]} After the war, as a government minister to King Farouk, Habachy wanted to bring in the West and help industrialize Egypt. When the king was deposed in 1952, Habachy was remembered as being pro-West.^{[citation needed]}

Habachy was survived by his wife, Beatrice Gabrawy; two daughters, Susan and Nimet, and a son, Nazeeh, all of Manhattan; two stepsons, Seti Boctor of Toronto and Saba Boctor of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Beatrice Antoun of Cambridge, and two granddaughters.

His first wife, Gamila Gindy, died in 1977. Habachy died 1996 in Evelyn Hospital in Cambridge, England, aged 99.^{[citation needed]}

External links

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+|birth_place = [[Cairo]], [[Khedivate of Egypt]]
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-'''Sir Saba Habachy'''(1897 -1996),([[Arabic]]:سابا حبشى) a former Egyptian official, oil industry consultant and international lawyer.
+'''Saba Habachy''' ([[Arabic]]: سابا حبشى{{ltr}}; 1897–1996) was an Egyptian official, oil industry consultant and international lawyer.
+==Biography==
-Born in [[Cairo]],[[Egypt]], Dr. Habachy received a doctorate at the [[University of Paris]]. He taught criminal law at the [[University of Cairo]] and served as a judge and as Egypt's Minister of Commerce and Industry. In 1952, he moved to [[New York]] city.
+Born in [[Cairo]], Egypt, Habachy received a doctorate at the [[University of Paris]]. He taught criminal law at the [[University of Cairo]] and served as a judge and as Egypt's Minister of Commerce and Industry. In 1952, he moved to [[New York City]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
-During [[World War II]], he was pro-Allies, provided supplies to Field Marshal [[Bernard Montgomery]] and was most likely on the German general [[Erwin Rommel]]'s hit list. After the war, as a government minister, he wanted to bring in the West and help industrialize Egypt. When [[king Farouk]] was deposed after the [[Egyptian revolution of 1952]], he was remembered by the new government as being pro-West.
+During [[World War II]], he supported the Allied Forces, providing supplies to Field Marshal [[Bernard Montgomery]]. He may have been on German general [[Erwin Rommel]]'s hit list.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} After the war, as a government minister to [[King Farouk]], Habachy wanted to bring in the West and help industrialize Egypt.
+When the king was deposed [[Egyptian revolution of 1952|in 1952]], Habachy was remembered as being pro-West.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
-Dr. Habachy is survived by his wife, Beatrice Gabrawy; two daughters, Susan and Nimet, and a son, Nazeeh, all of Manhattan; two stepsons, Seti Boctor of Toronto and Saba Boctor of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Beatrice Antoun of Cambridge, and two granddaughters.
+Habachy was survived by his wife, Beatrice Gabrawy; two daughters, Susan and Nimet, and a son, Nazeeh, all of Manhattan; two stepsons, Seti Boctor of Toronto and Saba Boctor of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Beatrice Antoun of Cambridge, and two granddaughters.
-His first wife, Gamila Gindy, died in 1977. Sir Saba Habachy died 1996 in Evelyn Hospital in Cambridge, England. He was 98 and lived in Cairo and Manhattan.
-==Books==
-Islamic Law in the Modern World
+His first wife, Gamila Gindy, died in 1977. Habachy died 1996 in Evelyn Hospital in Cambridge, England, aged 99.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
+<!--
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+-->
+==External links==
+*[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/16/world/saba-habachy-98-former-egyptian-official.html The New York Times]
+*[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58198192/ Saba Habachy (1897-1996) - Find A Grave Memorial]
+*[http://secretary.columbia.edu/honors-and-prizes/previous-recipients/complete?name=Saba+Habachy&degree_or_honor=All&date_conferred%5Bmin%5D%5Byear%5D=&date_conferred%5Bmax%5D%5Byear%5D= Columbia University]
+{{Authority control}}
-*[http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/16/world/saba-habachy-98-former-egyptian-official.html The New York Times]
-*[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58198192/ Sir Saba Habachy (1897 - 1996) - Find A Grave Memorial]
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-[[Category:Coptic people]]
+[[Category:Egyptian Copts]]
-[[Category:Egyptian politicians]]
+[[Category:1897 births]]
-[[Category: 1897 births]]
+[[Category:1996 deaths]]
-[[Category: 1996 deaths]]
-[[Category:19th-century Egyptian people]]
 [[Category:Egyptian pashas]]
-[[Category:World War II political leaders]]
+[[Category:20th-century Egyptian judges]]
+[[Category:Trade and Industry ministers of Egypt]]
-[[Category:Egyptian lawyers]]
+[[Category:Recipients of Honorary British Knighthoods]]
-[[Category:Government ministers of Egypt]]