| 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(1946-00-00) (aged 60–61) |
| Political party | Wafd Party |
Kamel Sidky (Arabic: كامل صدقي; 1885–1946) was an Egyptian lawyer. He was the minister of finance between 1942 and 1943.
Early life and education
Sidky hailed from a Coptic family. He was born in March 1885.
Career and activities
Sidky was a long-term vice president of the Egyptian National Bar. He was named as the head of the Bar in 1936. He was also a long-term member of the Coptic Community Council where he served until 1942. He was made a senator and was part of the Egyptian delegations in the International Parliamentary Congresses held in 1928 and in 1930.
Sidky joined the Wafd Party on 2 December 1932. He was made the vice president of the Egyptian Parliament in 1934. He was appointed minister of commerce and industry in February 1942 to the cabinet led by Mostafa El Nahas. Sidky was also named as the minister of finance in May 1942 when Makram Ebeid was removed from office. On the same date Sidky was awarded with the title Pasha. His both ministerial tenures ended in June 1943. Then he was appointed president of the State Audit on 2 June 1943. His succeeded Amin Osman in the post who in turn, succeeded Sidky as minister of finance. Sidky headed the State Audit until his retirement on 1 March 1945.
Death
Sidky died in 1946.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Leading personalities in Egypt" (PDF). Gamal Abdel Nasser Digital Archive - Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 8 October 1946. p. 38.
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