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'''Ahmad Maher Pasha''' (1888 – 24 February 1945) ({{langx|ar|أحمد ماهر باشا}}) was an Egyptian politician from the [[Saadist Institutional Party]] who served as [[Prime Minister of Egypt]] from October 1944 to February 1945.


Maher Pasha was [[List of ministers of finance of Egypt|Minister of Finance]] in 1938.<ref name="histdict">{{cite book |last1=Goldschmidt Jr.|first1=Arthur |title=Historical Dictionary of Egypt |date=2003 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6586-0 |url=https://1lib.sk/book/712455/b18fdb}}</ref> He was the prime minister from 10 October 1944 to 24 February 1945. He was appointed the removal of [[Mostafa el-Nahas|Mustafa an-Nahhas Pasha]] by King [[Farouk of Egypt]].
'''Ahmad Maher Pasha''' (1888 &ndash; 24 February 1945) ({{lang-ar|أحمد ماهر باشا}}) was an Egyptian politician from the [[Saadist Institutional Party]] who served as [[Prime Minister of Egypt]] from October 1944 to February 1945.


Maher Pasha declared war against the [[Axis powers]] in [[World War II]]. Immediately after this announcement, he was assassinated in Parliament by a 26-year-old Egyptian lawyer named Mahmud Issawi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aḥmad Māhir {{!}} Egyptian leader, reformer, statesman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ahmad-Mahir |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Britannica}}</ref> Issawi was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by hanging. However, he died while on a [[hunger strike]] on death row 23 August 1945.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 August 1945 |title=Egypt Premier's Slayer Succumbs |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAECN19450823-02.1.1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=2024-04-13 |work=LA Evening Citizen News |edition=2 |via=California Digital Newspaper Collection |volume=41 |issue=124}}</ref>
Maher Pasha was [[Minister of Finance (Egypt)|Minister of Finance]] in 1938.<ref name="histdict">{{cite book |last1=Goldschmidt Jr.|first1=Arthur |title=Historical Dictionary of Egypt |date=2003 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6586-0 |url=https://1lib.sk/book/712455/b18fdb}}</ref> He was the prime minister from 10 October 1944 to 24 February 1945. He was appointed the removal of [[Mustafa an-Nahhas Pasha]] by King [[Farouk of Egypt]].


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Latest revision as of 22:24, 27 November 2024

Ahmad Maher Pasha
أحمد ماهر باشا
Personal details
Born1888
Died24 February 1945(1945-02-24) (aged 56–57)

Ahmad Maher Pasha (1888 – 24 February 1945) (Arabic: أحمد ماهر باشا) was an Egyptian politician from the Saadist Institutional Party who served as Prime Minister of Egypt from October 1944 to February 1945.

Maher Pasha was Minister of Finance in 1938.[1] He was the prime minister from 10 October 1944 to 24 February 1945. He was appointed the removal of Mustafa an-Nahhas Pasha by King Farouk of Egypt.

Maher Pasha declared war against the Axis powers in World War II. Immediately after this announcement, he was assassinated in Parliament by a 26-year-old Egyptian lawyer named Mahmud Issawi.[2] Issawi was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by hanging. However, he died while on a hunger strike on death row 23 August 1945.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Goldschmidt Jr., Arthur (2003). Historical Dictionary of Egypt. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6586-0.
  2. ^ "Aḥmad Māhir | Egyptian leader, reformer, statesman". Britannica. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "Egypt Premier's Slayer Succumbs". LA Evening Citizen News. Vol. 41, no. 124 (2 ed.). 23 August 1945. Retrieved 2024-04-13 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Egypt
1944–1945
Succeeded by