After assuming power, he called for new elections and opposed the candidacies of members of the Muslim Brotherhood against whom he had declared a fatwa[citation needed][clarification needed]. Maher then declared war against the Axis Powers in World War II, primarily to gain a diplomatic advantage at the end of the war, which was seen as imminent. Immediately after his announcement, Maher was assassinated at Parliament by the 28-year-old Mahmoud El Essawy. It is assumed that Essawy was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Maher Pasha married his first cousin Ihsan Hanem Sami, whose family was part of the European aristocracy, which dominated the socio-economic scene[clarification needed],
ahmad, maher, pasha, other, people, named, ahmad, pasha, ahmad, pasha, disambiguation, 1888, february, 1945, arabic, أحمد, ماهر, باشا, egyptian, politician, from, saadist, institutional, party, served, prime, minister, egypt, from, october, 1944, february, 194. For other people named Ahmad Pasha see Ahmad Pasha disambiguation Ahmad Maher Pasha 1888 24 February 1945 Arabic أحمد ماهر باشا was an Egyptian politician from the Saadist Institutional Party who served as Prime Minister of Egypt from October 1944 to February 1945 Portrrait of Ahmad Mahir PashaMaher Pasha was Minister of Finance in 1938 1 He was the prime minister from 10 October 1944 to 24 February 1945 He was appointed the removal of Mustafa an Nahhas Pasha by King Farouk of Egypt After assuming power he called for new elections and opposed the candidacies of members of the Muslim Brotherhood against whom he had declared a fatwa citation needed clarification needed Maher then declared war against the Axis Powers in World War II primarily to gain a diplomatic advantage at the end of the war which was seen as imminent Immediately after his announcement Maher was assassinated at Parliament by the 28 year old Mahmoud El Essawy It is assumed that Essawy was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Maher Pasha married his first cousin Ihsan Hanem Sami whose family was part of the European aristocracy which dominated the socio economic scene clarification needed He was said to be a Freemason citation needed and he was the grandfather of Ahmad Maher foreign minister from 2001 to 2004 as well as Ambassador Ali Maher References edit Goldschmidt Jr Arthur 2003 Historical Dictionary of Egypt Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 6586 0 War amp Death Time 5 March 1945 Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved 10 August 2008 Egyptian Premier Slain in Chamber The New York Times 25 February 1945 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahmed Maher Pasha Political officesPreceded byMostafa en Nahhas Pasha Prime Minister of Egypt1944 1945 Succeeded byMahmoud en Nokrashy Pasha nbsp This article about an Egyptian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ahmad Maher Pasha amp oldid 1186754388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
