Kamel Sidky (Arabic: كامل صدقي; 1885–1946) was an Egyptian lawyer. He was the minister of finance between 1942 and 1943.

Kamel Sidky
Minister of Finance
In office
May 1942 – 2 June 1943
Prime MinisterMustafa El Nahas
Preceded byMakram Ebeid
Succeeded byAmin Osman
Personal details
BornMarch 1885
Died1946(1946-00-00) (aged 60–61)
Political partyWafd Party

Early life and education

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Sidky hailed from a Coptic family.[1] He was born in March 1885.[2]

Career and activities

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Sidky was a long-term vice president of the Egyptian National Bar.[3] He was named as the head of the Bar in 1936.[2] He was also a long-term member of the Coptic Community Council where he served until 1942.[3] He was made a senator and was part of the Egyptian delegations in the International Parliamentary Congresses held in 1928 and in 1930.[3]

Sidky joined the Wafd Party on 2 December 1932.[3] He was made the vice president of the Egyptian Parliament in 1934.[3] He was appointed minister of commerce and industry in February 1942 to the cabinet led by Mostafa El Nahas.[3] Sidky was also named as the minister of finance in May 1942 when Makram Ebeid was removed from office.[3] On the same date Sidky was awarded with the title Pasha.[3] His both ministerial tenures ended in June 1943.[3] Then he was appointed president of the State Audit on 2 June 1943.[2] His succeeded Amin Osman in the post who in turn, succeeded Sidky as minister of finance.[2] Sidky headed the State Audit until his retirement on 1 March 1945.[2]

Death

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Sidky died in 1946.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Donald Malcolm Reid (1995). "Archeology, Social Reform, And Modern Identity Among The Copts (1854-1952)". In Alain Roussillon (ed.). Entre réforme sociale et mouvement national: Identité et modernisation en Égypte (1882-1962). Cairo: CEDEJ. pp. 311–335. doi:10.4000/books.cedej.1422. ISBN 978-2-905838-70-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ali Abdel Jawad (2 April 2020). "كامل صدقي باشا.. نقيب المحامين الذي أطلق مشروع قانون حصانة المحامي". egyls.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Leading personalities in Egypt" (PDF). Gamal Abdel Nasser Digital Archive - Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 8 October 1946. p. 38. Citing British Embassy Cairo Documents