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Also known as Ismā‘īl Bāshā, İsmail Paşa, Ismail the Magnificent, Ismaʿil, Ismail Pasha, Khedive Ismail

Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879

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Isma'il Pasha (1831–1895) was an Egyptian politician, statesperson, and writer who served as Prime Minister of Egypt and held the title of khedive. Born in Cairo to Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt and Hoshiyar Qadin, he was a member of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. He practiced Sunni Islam and spoke Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, French, and Persian.

During his life, Isma'il Pasha received several honors, including the Order of the Black Eagle, Order of the Medjidie, Order of Osmanieh, and the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. He was also a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His children included Tevfik Paşa, Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Fuad I of Egypt, and Tawhida Hanim. He was married to Shafaq Nur Hanimefendi, Jeshm Afet Hanimefendi, Jamal Nur Kadinefendi, and Shehret Feza Hanim.

Isma'il Pasha died in Istanbul and was buried at the Al-Rifa'i Mosque. He is described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Nordisk familjebok.

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Reign
19 January 1863 – 26 June 1879
Predecessor
Sa'id (as Wāli (unrecognized Khedive) of Egypt)
Successor
Tewfik
Born
( 1830-12-31 ) 31 December 1830, Cairo , Egypt Eyalet , Ottoman Empire
Died
2 March 1895 (1895-03-02) (aged 64), Constantinople , Ottoman Empire
Burial
Al-Rifa'i Mosque , Cairo , Egypt
Spouse
Shehret Feza Hanim Jananiyar Hanim Jeshm Afet Hanim Shafaq Nur Hanim Gulhiste Hanim Gulendam Hanim Nur Felek Qadin Misl Melek Qadin Jihan Shah Qadin Bezmi Alem Qadin Hur Jenan Qadin Jamal Nur Qadin Ferial Qadin Misl Jihan Qadin Neshedil Qadin Felek Naz Qadin
House
Alawiyya
Father
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Mother
Hoshiyar Qadin
Religion
Sunni Islam

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Encyclopedic overview

Isma'il Pasha (Arabic: إسماعيل باشا Ismā‘īl Bāshā; 25 November 1830 or 31 December 1830 – 2 March 1895), also known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and ruler of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain and France. Sharing the ambitious outlook of his grandfather, Muhammad Ali Pasha, he greatly modernized Egypt and Sudan during his reign, investing heavily in industrial and economic development, urbanization, and the expansion of the country's boundaries in Africa.

His philosophy can be glimpsed in a statement that he made in 1879: "My country is no longer only in Africa; we are now part of Europe, too. It is therefore natural for us to abandon our former ways and to adopt a new system adapted to our social conditions".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Isma'il Pasha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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