Tigrane Pasha ( ar, تكران باشا (Dikran) (d. 27 July 1904, Evian-les-Bains) was an Egyptian-Armenian politician and the ninth

Foreign Minister of Egypt This is a list of ministers heading the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt. *1933 : Nakhla George al-Motyei Pasha *1933 : Salib Sami Bey (1st time) *1933 - 1934 : Abdel Fattah Yahya Ibrahim Pasha (2nd time) *1934 - 1935 : Kamel Ib ...

. He served as Foreign Minister from 1891 to 1894, under three Prime Ministers.

Career

Tigrane was a nephew of the powerful statesman

Nubar Pasha Nubar Pasha ( ar, نوبار باشا hy, Նուպար Փաշա (January 1825, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire - 14 January 1899, Paris) was an Egyptian-Armenian politician and the first Prime Minister of Egypt. He served as Prime Minister three times d ...

. He received a European education, and was less than fluent in Arabic and Turkish. In 1865, his uncle appointed him to the railway administration. In 1878, he was secretary general of the Council of Ministers during his uncle's first term as prime minister.

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