Sherif Sabri

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(, ), born in

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, was the brother of

Nazli Sabri Nazli Sabri (; 25 June 1894 – 29 May 1978) was the first queen consort in the Kingdom of Egypt from 1919 to 1936. She was the second wife of King Fuad I. Early life Nazli was born on 25 June 1894 to an Egyptians, Egyptian father and a mother o ...

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. He was thus the maternal uncle of Nazli's son

King Farouk I Farouk I (; ''Fārūq al-Awwal''; 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I of Egypt, Fuad I, in 1936 and reig ...

, and served on the three-member Regency Council that was formed in 1936-37 during the latter's minority. Sherif Pasha Sabri was 41 years old at the time, and had previously held the post of Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs.

Biography

He was educated at Khedivial School of Law, in Cairo. He was born in 1895, in

. His other sister was Amina Sabri. In 1917, he became a member of

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and designed the club’s first logo. Ahly Old Logo

On 30 September 1946, Sherif Sabri Pasha was asked to become

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and head a new cabinet. However, he never became premier and Ismail Sidqi Pasha remained Prime Minister until 9 December 1946. Sherif Sabri Pasha headed the Royal Egyptian Geographic Society from May 1946 till March 1955. Like his sisters Nazli and Amina, he was a grandson of Egypt's three-time prime minister

Mohamed Sherif Pasha Mohamed Sherif Pasha GCSI (February 1826 – 20 April 1887) () was an Egyptian statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt three times during his career. His first term was between 7 April 1879 and 18 August 1879. His second term was served ...

who was of Turkish origin, as well as a great-grandson of Napoleon Bonaparte's colonel

Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi (born Joseph Anthelme Sève; 17 May 1788 – 12 March 1860), was a French-born Egyptian military commander. Biography Joseph Anthelme Sève was born in Lyon to Anthelme Sève and wife Antoinette Juillet. He became a sa ...

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'' Joseph Anthelme Sève). In 1922 he married Naila

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(1895-1933), only daughter of Adly Yeghen Pasha by his wife, Zainab Khanum. They had one son and two daughters.

Positions

* Director-General of

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(1925-1929). * Under-Secretary of State (1929-1933). * Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1933-1936). * Member of the Regency Council (1936-1937). * President of the Royal Egyptian Geographic Society (1946-1955). * President of the Supreme Council of the Arab Museum. * President of Egyptian Shipping Company. * President of Egyptian Construction and Engineering Company. * President of Nile Insurance Company.

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