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Yeghen
(Arabic: يكن)
Aristocratic family
CountryEgypt
Founded19th century
FounderMiralay Mustafa Bey
Titles
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Style(s)
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Yeghen family, also known as Yakan (Arabic: عائلة يكن; Turkish: Yeğen ailesi; name meaning "Nephew")[1] is an Egyptian aristocratic Family that had prominent members since the start of Muhammad Ali Dynasty.

Overview, history and name

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The Yeghen family descends from the Miralay Mustafa Bey, who married Zubayda Khanum, a sister of Muhammad Ali Pasha.[2] Despite the family not being of direct lineage to Muhammed Ali Pasha, they were still heavily connected to royalty and maintained significant roles and influence in the country due to their close blood relation to the ruling family.

The Yeghen family maintained strong ties to the ruling khedival line and noble families of Egypt through marriage.[3] Yehya Mansur Yeghen Pasha married Isma'il's eldest daughter, Princess Tawhida.[4] Naila Hanim, another member of Yeghen family, married Sherif Sabri Pasha, brother of Queen Nazli.[5] Additionally, not only did they marry cousins from the khedival line and noble families of Egypt, some married Ottoman princes. Mediha Mumtaz, a member of the Yeghen family, married Prince Sultanzada Abbas Hilmi of Egypt and Turkey.[6] Another two members of the Yeghen family that were sisters, married two ottoman princes. Barkamal Khanum married Şehzade Muhammad ‘Abdu’l-Aziz and Nafia Khanum married Şehzade Muhammad Orhan.[7]

During the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, the Yeghen family played significant political and economic roles in modern Egypt.[3] Members of the family assumed several high-ranking positions within the government. Among the prominent members was Adly Yeghen Pasha, the 14th Prime Minister of Egypt, who also held important positions such as Foreign Minister, and Speaker of the Egyptian Senate.[8] Another member was Ahmed Medhat Yeghen Pasha, who served as Minister of Agriculture[9] and was the co-founder of the Banque Misr.[10]

Notable members

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Adly Yakan Pasha
  • Khalil Yeghen Pasha (d.1820), nephew of Muhammad Ali Pasha and Governor of Alexandria 1816-1818.[11]
  • Ahmad Shukri Yeghen Pasha (1799 – 1856), nephew of Muhammad Ali Pasha, commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Forces in the Hijaz 1820-1829 and 1833-1841, director General of war department 1829-1833. He served as governor of Jeddah and meccah.[11]
  • Da'ud Pasha (1837–1917): succeeded al-Barudi as War Minister in August 1881.[12]
  • Saleh Rushdi Yeghen Pasha (1851 – 1912): served as minister of Finance.[11]
  • Adly Yakan Pasha (1864 – 1933): 14th prime minister of Egypt and minister of foreign affairs.[13]
  • Ahmed Medhat Yeghen Pasha (1878–1944): Governor of Alexandria and minister of Agriculture.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6.
  2. ^ British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: From the First to the Second World War. Africa, 1914-1939. Part II. Series G. University Publications of America. 1995. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-89093-617-7.
  3. ^ a b DeYoung, Terri (2015-06-18). Mahmud Sami al-Barudi: Reconfiguring Society and the Self. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-5315-8.
  4. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6.
  5. ^ العدل, مرسي، إبراهيم (2009). عدلي يكن: الأرستقراطية والحركة الوطنية المصرية (in Arabic). دار الكتب والوثائق القومية، الإدارة المركزية للمراكز العلمية، مركز تاريخ مصر المعاصر،. ISBN 978-977-18-0702-5.
  6. ^ "YEGHEN1". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  7. ^ "YEGHEN1". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  8. ^ Manuelian, Peter Der (2023). Walking Among Pharaohs: George Reisner and the Dawn of Modern Egyptology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-762893-5.
  9. ^ "Ministry of Agriculture and land reclamation of Egypt - Former minister of Agriculture".
  10. ^ El-Abeedy, Salah. الدور الإقتصادي للبرجوازيين الوطنيين في المشرق العربي حتى ستينات القرن العشرين [The economic role of the national bourgeoisie in the Arab East until the 1960s] (in Arabic). p. 93.
  11. ^ a b c "YEGHEN1". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  12. ^ "ذات يوم.. توفيق يبدأ خطة تفريق «العرابيين».. وعرابى يصمم على «وقفة عابدين»". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  13. ^ "ʿAdlī Yakan | Egyptian statesman | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.