Ahmed Abdel Wahab Pasha (1889–1938) was an Egyptian statesman who served as the minister of finance between 1934 and 1936.
Ahmed Abdel Wahab Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 15 November 1934 – May 1936 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Sabry Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Makram Ebeid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1889 Bani Muhammad Al Shihabiyya, Asyut Governorate, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | 16 April 1938 (aged 48–49) Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
Biography
editAbdel Wahab was born in Bani Muhammad Al Shihabiyya, Asyut Governorate, in 1889.[1][2] He was educated in Cairo and London.[2]
Following his graduation Abdel Wahab worked as a lecturer at the Higher School of Commerce in Cairo.[3] He was given the title Bey and headed a group of the Egyptian young technocrats called Thirty Club.[3] In 1929 he was appointed undersecretary of state at the ministry of finance.[3] In 1930 he was made a Pasha.[3] He was a member of the Egyptian delegation to the World Economic Conference held in London between 12 June to 27 July 1933.[4] On 15 November 1934 he was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha, replacing Hassan Sabry Pasha in the post.[5] His term ended on 22 January 1936 when the cabinet resigned.[5] In mid-January 1936 he was made the vice chairman of the newly founded Anglo-Egyptian Union of which Edward Cook, governor of the National Bank, was chairman.[6]
Abdel Wahap was appointed the minister of finance for a second time to the cabinet of Prime Minister Aly Maher Pasha which was formed on 31 January 1936.[7] He remained in office until the resignation of the cabinet in May 1936.[5] His successor as finance minister was Makram Ebeid.[5] In March 1937 he was named as the board member of the National Bank of Egypt.[8] Abdel Wahab died of pneumonitis on 16 April 1938 in Cairo at age 49.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ahmed Abdel Wahab Pasha". The Times. No. 47971. 18 April 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b "أحمد عبد الوهاب" (in Arabic). Taraajem. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Ellis Goldberg (2004). Trade, Reputation and Child Labor in Twentieth-Century Egypt. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 78. doi:10.1057/9781403976833_4. ISBN 978-1-4039-7683-3.
- ^ "World Economic Conference". The Times. No. 46468. 12 June 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Appendix. Egyptian Ministries since 1914" (PDF). Nasser Library. 8 October 1946. p. 51. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
British intelligence document
- ^ "Anglo-Egyptian Relations". The Times. No. 47592. Cairo. 26 January 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Compromise In Egypt". The Times. No. 47286. 31 January 1936. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "National Bank of Egypt". The Times. No. 47631. 12 March 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 25 February 2023.