Boutros Ghali
Boutros Ghali Bey , later Pascha Ghali ( Arabic بطرس غالي, DMG Buṭrus Ġālī ; * 1846 ; † February 20, 1910 ), was an Egyptian politician during the British occupation of Egypt.
Life
Boutros Ghali Pascha was the child of an upper-class Coptic family. His father was already in the service of the Egyptian ruler, the Khedive Ismail Pasha . After language studies and a position at the Chamber of Commerce, he began a political career through the judiciary. In 1908 he was appointed Prime Minister of Egypt through ministerial offices. Through his active support of the British occupation policy, he came increasingly in opposition to nationally-minded circles. In particular, his behavior in the incident in Denshawai and the extension of the concession of the Suez Canal for the British by 40 years contributed to making him unpopular in broad circles of the Egyptian population. In February 1910, he was killed in an attack by the young medical student Ibrahim Nassif al-Wardani when he was shot from a revolver.
He was buried in the crypt of the Church of St. Peter and Paul, built in his memory in Cairo .
progeny
His son Wasif Boutros-Ghali (1878-1958) became Egyptian Foreign Minister, his grandson Boutros Boutros-Ghali served as Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister and became Secretary General of the United Nations .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ghali, boutros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ghali Bey, Boutros (full name); Ghali, Pasha; بطرس غالي (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1846 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1910 |