First Cabinet of Sirri Pasha
First Cabinet of Sirri Pasha | |
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.svg){kind=small} Cabinet of Kingdom of Egypt | |
 Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha | |
| Date formed | 18 November 1940 |
| Date dissolved | 4 February 1942 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | King Farouk |
| Head of government | Hussein Sirri Pasha |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
| Ministers removed | 8 |
| Total no. of members | 12 |
| Member party |
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| Opposition party | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Hassan Sabry Pasha |
| Successor | Cabinet of Mostafa Al Nahas |
The first cabinet formed by Hussein Sirri Pasha was one of the governments during the reign of King Farouk. The cabinet lasted from November 1940 to February 1942.[1] It succeeded the cabinet of Hassan Sabry Pasha who suddenly died on 15 November while delivering a speech on behalf of the King at the opening session of the Chamber of Deputies.[2][3]
Cabinet members
[edit]Eight cabinet members, including Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha, served in the previous cabinet led by Hassan Sabry Pasha.[4] Two major political parties of the period, namely the Saadist Institutional Party and the Wafd Party did not take part in the cabinet.[2] There were six independent politicians in the cabinet, and one of them was the Prime Minister.[4] Five ministers were the members of the Liberal Constitutional Party, and one was a member of the Shaabist Party.[4]
List of ministers
[edit]The cabinet members were as follows:[4][5]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 18 November 1940 | 4 February 1942 | Independent | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Hussein Sirri Pasha | 18 November 1940 | 26 June 1941 | Independent | |
Salib Bey Sami | 26 June 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Finance | Hasan Sadiq Pasha | 18 November 1940 | 5 December 1940 | ||
| 5 December 1940 | 4 February 1942 | ||||
| Minister of Interior | Hussein Sirri Pasha | 18 November 1940 | 4 February 1942 | Independent | |
| Minister of Civil Defense | Younis Saleh Pasha | 18 November 1940 | 5 December 1940 | ||
Hasan Sadiq Pasha | 5 December 1940 | 31 July 1941 | |||
Abdel Kawi Ahmed | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Education | 18 November 1940 | 4 February 1942 | Liberal Constitutional Party | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Salib Bey Sami | 18 November 1940 | 26 June 1941 | ||
Rashwan Mahfouz Pasha | 26 June 1941 | 31 July 1941 | |||
Abdul Rahman Omar | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Social Affairs | Abdel Galil Abu Samra | 18 November 1940 | 26 June 1941 | ||
Ibrahim Dessuki Abaza Pasha | 26 June 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Public Health | Ali Ibrahim Pasha | 18 November 1940 | 31 July 1941 | ||
Hamid Mahmoud | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Justice | 18 November 1940 | 31 July 1941 | |||
Mahmoud Ghalib Pasha | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Public Works | Abdel Kawi Ahmed | 18 November 1940 | 31 July 1941 | ||
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | Ahmad Abdel Ghaffar Pasha | 18 November 1940 | 31 July 1941 | ||
Mohamed Raghep Attiya | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Communication | Saleh Bey Ibrahim | 18 November 1940 | 31 July 1941 | ||
Ahmad Khashaba Pasha | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | |||
| Minister of Waqf | 18 November 1940 | 4 February 1942 | Liberal Constitutional Party | ||
| Minister of Supplies | Mohamed Hamid Gouda | 31 July 1941 | 4 February 1942 | ||
Reshuffles
[edit]Throughout its term the cabinet saw three shuffles.[5] On 5 June 1941 a crisis led to the resignation of the cabinet members, but it was solved following a minor reshuffle.[6] The last reshuffle occurred on 31 July 1941 and was the most comprehensive one.[5]
Crisis and resignation
[edit]The cabinet was dissolved in early February 1942 when the British gave the King an ultimatum to strengthen the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty dated 1936.[1][7] The British also demanded that diplomatic relations with Vichy France should be reduced.[8] Upon these events King Farouk asked Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha to fire the minister of foreign affairs, Salib Sami Pasha.[8] Sirri Pasha did not accept this demand of the King[8] and resigned from office on 1 February.[1][7] It was replaced by the cabinet led by Mostafa Al Nahas on 5 February.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Laila Amin Morsy (January 1989). "Britain's Wartime Policy in Egypt, 1940-42". Middle Eastern Studies. 25 (1): 78–87. doi:10.1080/00263208908700768.
- ^ a b Martin Kolinsky (2016). Britain's War in the Middle East: Strategy and Diplomacy, 1936–42. New York: Palgrave. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-349-27636-3.
- ^ "Death Shortens a Speech". Time. 25 November 1940. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "The New Cairo Cabinet". The Palestine Post. Cairo. 18 November 1940. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "British Documents" (PDF). Nasser Library. 3 February 1950. p. 61. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
The information is given in the attachment of the document
- ^ "Diary of Current Events". Current Notes on International Affairs. 10 (11): 266. 15 June 1941.
- ^ a b Christine Sixta Rinehart (2009). "Volatile Breeding Grounds: The Radicalization of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 32 (11): 962. doi:10.1080/10576100903262773. S2CID 144844664.
- ^ a b c Fouad Fahmy Shafik (1981). The Press and Politics of Modern Egypt: 1798-1970. A Comparative Analysis of Causal Relationships (PhD thesis). New York University. p. 212. ISBN 9798661819062. ProQuest 303021068.
- ^ "New cabinet. Change in Egypt". Waikato Times. London. United Press International. 7 February 1942. p. 7. Retrieved 26 February 2022.