Mahmoud Sami Al Baroudi (; June 11, 1839 – December 11, 1904) was an Egyptian statesman and prominent poet who served as the fifth

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from 4 February 1882 to 26 May 1882. He was known as ''rab alseif wel qalam'' رب السيف و القلم ("lord of sword and pen"). 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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He wrote more than 370 poems, for instance: " Everyone who is alive, will die." (In Arabic:كُلّ حيّ سيموت).

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