Ahmed Hassanein

Ahmed Hassanein
احمد حسنين باشا
Ahmed Hassanein during the reign of King Farouk
Born(1889-10-31)October 31, 1889
DiedFebruary 19, 1946(1946-02-19) (aged 56)

Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, KCVO, MBE (Egyptian Arabic: احمد حسنين باشا) (31 October 1899 – 19 February 1946)[1] was an Egyptian courtier, diplomat, politician, and geographic explorer. Hassanein was the tutor, Chief of the Diwan and Chamberlain to Farouk, the king of Egypt from 1936 to 1952, and also represented Egypt in the 1924 Summer Olympics in fencing.[2]

  1. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). "The Royal House of Egypt". Burke's Royal Families of the World (snippet view). Vol. II: Africa & the Middle East. London: Burke's Peerage. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6. OCLC 18496936. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Ahmed Hassanein". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.