Kamel Sidky (Arabic: كامل صدقي; 1885–1946) was an Egyptian lawyer. He was the minister of finance between 1942 and 1943.
Kamel Sidky | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office May 1942 – 2 June 1943 | |
| Prime Minister | Mustafa El Nahas |
| Preceded by | Makram Ebeid |
| Succeeded by | Amin Osman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1885 |
| Died | 1946 (aged 60–61) |
| Political party | Wafd Party |
Early life and education
editSidky hailed from a Coptic family.[1] He was born in March 1885.[2]
Career and activities
editSidky was a long-term vice president of the Egyptian National Bar.[3] He was named as the head of the Bar in 1936.[2] He was also a long-term member of the Coptic Community Council where he served until 1942.[3] He was made a senator and was part of the Egyptian delegations in the International Parliamentary Congresses held in 1928 and in 1930.[3]
Sidky joined the Wafd Party on 2 December 1932.[3] He was made the vice president of the Egyptian Parliament in 1934.[3] He was appointed minister of commerce and industry in February 1942 to the cabinet led by Mostafa El Nahas.[3] Sidky was also named as the minister of finance in May 1942 when Makram Ebeid was removed from office.[3] On the same date Sidky was awarded with the title Pasha.[3] His both ministerial tenures ended in June 1943.[3] Then he was appointed president of the State Audit on 2 June 1943.[2] His succeeded Amin Osman in the post who in turn, succeeded Sidky as minister of finance.[2] Sidky headed the State Audit until his retirement on 1 March 1945.[2]
Death
editSidky died in 1946.[2]
References
edit- ^ Donald Malcolm Reid (1995). "Archeology, Social Reform, And Modern Identity Among The Copts (1854-1952)". In Alain Roussillon (ed.). Entre réforme sociale et mouvement national: Identité et modernisation en Égypte (1882-1962). Cairo: CEDEJ. pp. 311–335. doi:10.4000/books.cedej.1422. ISBN 978-2-905838-70-4.
- ^ a b c d e f Ali Abdel Jawad (2 April 2020). "كامل صدقي باشا.. نقيب المحامين الذي أطلق مشروع قانون حصانة المحامي". egyls.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Leading personalities in Egypt" (PDF). Gamal Abdel Nasser Digital Archive - Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 8 October 1946. p. 38.
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