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Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha
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| 27th Prime Minister of Egypt | |
| In office 9 December 1946 – 28 December 1948 |
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| Monarch | King Farouk |
| Preceded by | Ismail Sedki Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha |
| In office 26 February 1945 – 17 February 1946 |
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| Monarch | King Farouk |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Mahir Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Sedki Pasha |
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| Born | 26 April 1888 Egypt |
| Died | 28 December 1948 (aged 60) Cairo, Egypt |
Mahmoud Fahmy El Nokrashy Pasha (April 26, 1888 – December 28, 1948) (Arabic: محمود فهمى النقراشى باشا, IPA: [mæħˈmuːd ˈfæhmi (e)nnoʔˈɾˤɑːʃi ˈbæːʃæ]) was an Egyptian political figure. He was the second prime minister of the Kingdom of Egypt.
Early life and education
Nokrashy was born in Alexandria on 26 April 1888 to a middle-class family. His father was an Egyptian accountant, and his mother, Hanifa was of Turkish origin. Nokrashy was a graduate of the Ras Al Tin high school.
Career
Nokrashy Pasha was a member of the Saadist Institutional Party (SIP) which supported a liberal monarchist programme. He was also a member of the secret apparatus of the Wafd Party, Egypt's then main nationalist party.
Nokrashy Pasha served as the prime minister of Egypt twice. His first term was from 1945 to 1946 and the second from 1946 to 1948. His second cabinet was a coalition government comprising members of the Saadist Institutional Party and the Liberal Constitutional Party.
In 1948, Nokrashy Pasha became very concerned with the assertiveness and popularity of the Muslim Brotherhood. Rumours of a Brotherhood coup against the monarchy and government had appeared, and the Brotherhood had already been implicated in the killing of Nokrashy Pasha's predecessor. Shortly after these rumours first gained currency, the prime minister formally outlawed the Brotherhood in December 1948, and this led directly to his own assassination. In addition to the Brotherhood being officially declared an illegal organization, the assets of the Brotherhood were seized by the government and many Brotherhood members went to prison.
Death
On 28 December 1948, Nokrashy Pasha was gunned down by Abdel Meguid Ahmed Hassan, who was a veterinary student at the University of King Fouad I and a member of the Brotherhood.
