The second cabinet formed by Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha lasted between December 1946 and December 1948.[1] It succeeded the cabinet led by Ismail Sidky who resigned from the premiership on 8 December 1946.[2] Next day King Farouk asked Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, head of the Saadist Institutional Party, to form the cabinet which was announced on 10 December.[2] The cabinet was a coalition government comprising members of the Saadist Institutional Party and the Liberal Constitutional Party and was confirmed by the Parliament on 16 December with 150 confidence against 21 objection votes.[2]
Second Cabinet of Nokrashy Pasha | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Cabinet of Kingdom of Egypt | |
 Prime Minister Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha | |
| Date formed | 10 December 1946 |
| Date dissolved | 28 December 1948 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | King Farouk |
| Head of government | Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha |
| Member party | |
| Opposition party | Wafd Party |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Ismail Sidky |
| Successor | Cabinet of Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha |
One of the significant tasks carried out by the government was the continuation of the negotiations with the British authorities to finalize the independence of Sudan as proposed by the British.[3] As his predecessor, Ismail Sidky, Nokrashy Pasha could not settle the issue.[3] On 28 December 1948 Prime Minister Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha was assassinated,[1] and Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha was appointed prime minister.[4]
List of ministers
editThe cabinet members were as follows:[2]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Saadist | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Saadist | |
| Minister of Finance | 10 December 1946 | 18 February 1947 | Saadist | ||
Abdel Majid Badr Pasha | 18 February 1947 | 1948 | |||
| Minister of Interior | Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Saadist | |
| Minister of Defense | Ahmed Atiyah Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Liberal Constitutional Party | |
| Minister of Education | Abdel Razzaq Al Sanhuri Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Saadist | |
| Minister of Commerce | Abdel Majid Badr Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 18 February 1947 | Saadist | |
Mahmoud Riaz | 18 February 1947 | 1948 | |||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Mahmoud Hasan Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Saadist | |
| Minister of Public Health | Najib Iskandar Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Saadist | |
| Minister of Justice | Ahmad Khashaba Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Liberal Constitutional Party | |
| Minister of Public Works | Abdel Majid Salih Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Liberal Constitutional Party | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Ahmad Abdel Ghaffar Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Liberal Constitutional Party | |
| Minister of Information | Ibrahim Dessuki Abaza Pasha | 10 December 1946 | 1948 | Liberal Constitutional Party | |
Muhammad Alluba Pasha was appointed the minister of waqf, but he declined the offer due to his objection to the government program.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Maḥmūd Fahmī al-Nuqrāshī". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ a b c d e William M. Steen (April 1947). "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology December 1, 1946-February 28, 1947". The Middle East Journal. 1 (2): 192–195. JSTOR 4321861.
- ^ a b Sidney B. Fay (August 1947). "Egypt and the Arab League". Current History. 13 (72): 83. JSTOR 45309291.
- ^ "Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Is Dead at 82; Served as Premier Under Farouk". The New York Times. Reuters. 19 February 1981. Retrieved 25 February 2022.