| Aziz Abaza | |
|---|---|
 Aziz Abaza | |
| Born | (1898-08-13)13 August 1898 Minya El Qamh, Sharqiya Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 11 July 1973(1973-07-11) (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Politician |
Aziz Pasha Abaza (Arabic: عزيز أباظة, born 13 August 1898 – 11 July 1973) was an Egyptian poet, known in the fields of modern Egyptian literature and Arab literature.
Abaza's poems are preoccupied with Arab unity and Pan-Arabism. His poetry was an inspiration for Arabism advocates. He was a prominent member of the Abaza Family, an Egyptian aristocratic clan of Abazin, Circassian origin.
Early life
Abaza was born in Minya El Qamh, Al Sharqiya governorate in Egypt. He joined the School of Law from where he graduated in 1923.
He worked as a member of Parliament, director of the Identification Department, Egyptian Ministry of Interior in 1923, and Deputy-Governor of Beheira Governorate in 1935.
Moreover, he worked as governor of Al Qalyoubiya and Faiyum and Suez Canal Zone.
See also
References
- المنعم, خفاجي، محمد عبد; Khafājī, Muḥammad ʻAbd al-Munʻim (1991). مدارس الشعر الحديث (in Arabic). مكتبة الأنجلو المصرية،.
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Categories:- 1898 births
- 1973 deaths
- 20th-century Egyptian poets
- Egyptian Arab nationalists
- Egyptian civil servants
- Egyptian male poets
- Members of the House of Representatives (Egypt)
- People from Sharqia Governorate
- 20th-century Egyptian male writers
- Governors of Minya
- Governors of Asyut
- Egyptian people of Abkhazian descent
- Egyptian people of Circassian descent