First Cabinet of Sirri Pasha

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]

First Cabinet of Sirri Pasha

Cabinet of Kingdom of Egypt
Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha
Date formed18 November 1940 (1940-11-18)
Date dissolved4 February 1942 (1942-02-04)
People and organisations
Head of stateKing Farouk
Head of governmentHussein Sirri Pasha
No. of ministers12
Ministers removed8
Total no. of members12
Member party
Opposition party
History
PredecessorCabinet of Hassan Sabry Pasha
SuccessorCabinet of Mostafa Al Nahas

Cabinet members

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

The cabinet members were as follows:[4][5]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister18 November 19404 February 1942 Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hussein Sirri Pasha
18 November 194026 June 1941 Independent
Salib Bey Sami
26 June 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Finance
Hasan Sadiq Pasha
18 November 19405 December 1940 
5 December 19404 February 1942 
Minister of Interior
Hussein Sirri Pasha
18 November 19404 February 1942 Independent
Minister of Civil Defense
Younis Saleh Pasha
18 November 19405 December 1940 
Hasan Sadiq Pasha
5 December 194031 July 1941 
Abdel Kawi Ahmed
31 July 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Education18 November 19404 February 1942 Liberal Constitutional Party
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Salib Bey Sami
18 November 194026 June 1941 
Rashwan Mahfouz Pasha
26 June 194131 July 1941 
Abdul Rahman Omar
31 July 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Social Affairs
Abdel Galil Abu Samra
18 November 194026 June 1941 
Ibrahim Dessuki Abaza Pasha
26 June 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Public Health
Ali Ibrahim Pasha
18 November 194031 July 1941 
Hamid Mahmoud
31 July 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Justice18 November 194031 July 1941 
Mahmoud Ghalib Pasha
31 July 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Public Works
Abdel Kawi Ahmed
18 November 194031 July 1941 
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi
31 July 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Agriculture
Ahmad Abdel Ghaffar Pasha
18 November 194031 July 1941 
Mohamed Raghep Attiya
31 July 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Communication
Saleh Bey Ibrahim
18 November 194031 July 1941 
Ahmad Khashaba Pasha
31 July 19414 February 1942 
Minister of Waqf18 November 19404 February 1942 Liberal Constitutional Party
Minister of Supplies
Mohamed Hamid Gouda
31 July 19414 February 1942 

Reshuffles

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

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

  1. Laila Amin Morsy (January 1989). "Britain's Wartime Policy in Egypt, 1940-42". Middle Eastern Studies. 25 (1): 78–87. doi:10.1080/00263208908700768.
  2. 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.
  3. "Death Shortens a Speech". Time. 25 November 1940. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. "The New Cairo Cabinet". The Palestine Post⁩⁩. Cairo. 18 November 1940. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. "British Documents" (PDF). Nasser Library. 3 February 1950. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022. The information is given in the attachment of the document
  6. "Diary of Current Events". Current Notes on International Affairs. 10 (11): 266. 15 June 1941.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. "New cabinet. Change in Egypt". Waikato Times. London. United Press International. 7 February 1942. p. 7. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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