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Aziz Abaza

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Aziz Abaza
Aziz Abaza
Born(1898-08-13)13 August 1898
Died11 July 1973(1973-07-11) (aged 74)
NationalityEgyptian
Occupation(s)Poet, Politician

Aziz Pasha Abaza (Arabic: عزيز أباظة, born 13 August 1898 – 11 July 1973[1]) 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ المنعم, خفاجي، محمد عبد; Khafājī, Muḥammad ʻAbd al-Munʻim (1991). مدارس الشعر الحديث (in Arabic). مكتبة الأنجلو المصرية،.
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