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| | surname = Yeghen <br /> ({{langx|ar| يكن}}) | | surname = Yeghen <br /> ({{langx|ar| يكن}}) | ||
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| | founder = Miralay Mustafa Bey | | founder = Miralay Mustafa Bey | ||
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| ⚫ | '''Yeghen family''', also known as '''Yakan''' ({{langx|ar|عائلة يكن}}; {{langx|tr|Yeğen ailesi}}; name meaning "Nephew")<ref>{{Cite book |last=Montgomery-Massingberd |first=Hugh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnsUAQAAIAAJ&q=Yeghen+Family |title=Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East |date=1977 |publisher=Burke's Peerage |isbn=978-0-85011-029-6 |language=en}}</ref> is an Egyptian aristocratic Family that had prominent members since the start of ]. | ||
| == Overview, history and name == | == Overview, history and name == | ||
| The Yeghen family descends from Miralay Mustafa Bey, who married Zubayda |
The Yeghen family descends from the commander Miralay Mustafa Bey, who married Zubayda, sister of ].<ref>{{Cite book |url= |title=British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: From the First to the Second World War. Africa, 1914-1939. Part II. Series G |date=1995 |publisher=University Publications of America |isbn=978-0-89093-617-7 |page=186 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| The Yeghen family maintained strong ties to the ruling khedival line and noble families of Egypt through marriage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=DeYoung |first=Terri |url=https://books.google.com |
The Yeghen family maintained strong ties to the ruling khedival line and noble families of Egypt through marriage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=DeYoung |first=Terri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1oL3CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Yakan+Family%22&pg=PA161 |title=Mahmud Sami al-Barudi: Reconfiguring Society and the Self |date=2015-06-18 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0-8156-5315-8 |language=en}}</ref> Yahya Yeghen married to ] eldest daughter, ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Montgomery-Massingberd |first=Hugh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnsUAQAAIAAJ&q=Mansur+Yeghen+Pasha |title=Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East |date=1977 |publisher=Burke's Peerage |isbn=978-0-85011-029-6 |language=en}}</ref> Additionally Naila Hanim, another member of Yeghen family, married ], brother of ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=العدل |first=مرسي، إبراهيم |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iv5DAQAAIAAJ&q=%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A9+%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85+%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%86 |title=عدلي يكن: الأرستقراطية والحركة الوطنية المصرية |date=2009 |publisher=دار الكتب والوثائق القومية، الإدارة المركزية للمراكز العلمية، مركز تاريخ مصر المعاصر، |isbn=978-977-18-0702-5 |language=ar}}</ref> | ||
| During the ], the Yeghen family played significant political and economic roles in ].<ref name=":0" /> Members of the family assumed several high-ranking positions within the government. Among the prominent members was ], the 14th Prime Minister of Egypt, who also held important positions such as Foreign Minister, and Speaker of the Egyptian Senate.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manuelian |first=Peter Der |url=https://books.google.com |
During the ], the Yeghen family played significant political and economic roles in ].<ref name=":0" /> Members of the family assumed several high-ranking positions within the government. Among the prominent members was ], the 14th Prime Minister of Egypt, who also held important positions such as Foreign Minister, and Speaker of the Egyptian Senate.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manuelian |first=Peter Der |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tT2HEAAAQBAJ&dq=Adly+Yakan+Pasha+minister&pg=PA560 |title=Walking Among Pharaohs: George Reisner and the Dawn of Modern Egyptology |date=2023 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-762893-5 |language=en}}</ref> Another member was ], who served as Minister of Agriculture<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Agriculture and land reclamation of Egypt - Former minister of Agriculture |url=https://moa.gov.eg/formerministers/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7-1/}}</ref> and was the co-founder of the ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=El-Abeedy |first=Salah |title=الدور الإقتصادي للبرجوازيين الوطنيين في المشرق العربي حتى ستينات القرن العشرين |pages=93 |language=Ar |trans-title=The economic role of the national bourgeoisie in the Arab East until the 1960s}}</ref> | ||
| == Notable members == | == Notable members == | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:35, 19 January 2025
Egyptian noble family| Yeghen (Arabic: يكن) | |
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| Aristocratic family | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Founded | 19th century |
| Founder | Miralay Mustafa Bey |
| Titles | List |
| Style(s) |
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Yeghen family, also known as Yakan (Arabic: عائلة يكن; Turkish: Yeğen ailesi; name meaning "Nephew") is an Egyptian aristocratic Family that had prominent members since the start of Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
Overview, history and name
The Yeghen family descends from the commander Miralay Mustafa Bey, who married Zubayda, sister of Muhammad Ali Pasha.
The Yeghen family maintained strong ties to the ruling khedival line and noble families of Egypt through marriage. Yahya Yeghen married to Isma'il's eldest daughter, Tawhida. Additionally Naila Hanim, another member of Yeghen family, married Sherif Sabri Pahsa, brother of Queen Nazli.
During the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, the Yeghen family played significant political and economic roles in modern Egypt. Members of the family assumed several high-ranking positions within the government. Among the prominent members was Adly Yeghen Pasha, the 14th Prime Minister of Egypt, who also held important positions such as Foreign Minister, and Speaker of the Egyptian Senate. Another member was Ahmed Medhat Yeghen Pasha, who served as Minister of Agriculture and was the co-founder of the Banque Misr.
Notable members
- Khalil Yeghen Pasha (d.1820), nephew of Muhammad Ali Pasha and Governor of Alexandria 1816-1818.
- Ahmad Shukri Yeghen Pasha. (1799 – 1856) commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Forces in the Hijaz 1820-1829 and 1833-1841, director General of war department 1829-1833. He served as governor of Jeddah and meccah.
- Da'ud Pasha (1837–1917): succeeded al-Barudi as War Minister in August 1881.
- Saleh Rushdi Yeghen Pasha (1851 – 1912): served as minister of Finance.
- Adly Yakan Pasha (1864 – 1933): 14th prime minister of Egypt and minister of foreign affairs.
- Ahmed Medhat Yeghen Pasha (1878–1944): Governor of Alexandria and minister of Agriculture.
- Yakan Hussein (1934 – 2012): Egyptian football coach and former football player who played as a defensive midfielder.
- Hesham Yakan (b.1962): son of Yakan Hussein and a retired Egyptian football player.
See also
References
- Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6.
- British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: From the First to the Second World War. Africa, 1914-1939. Part II. Series G. University Publications of America. 1995. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-89093-617-7.
- ^ DeYoung, Terri (2015-06-18). Mahmud Sami al-Barudi: Reconfiguring Society and the Self. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-5315-8.
- Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6.
- العدل, مرسي، إبراهيم (2009). عدلي يكن: الأرستقراطية والحركة الوطنية المصرية (in Arabic). دار الكتب والوثائق القومية، الإدارة المركزية للمراكز العلمية، مركز تاريخ مصر المعاصر،. ISBN 978-977-18-0702-5.
- Manuelian, Peter Der (2023). Walking Among Pharaohs: George Reisner and the Dawn of Modern Egyptology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-762893-5.
- "Ministry of Agriculture and land reclamation of Egypt - Former minister of Agriculture".
- El-Abeedy, Salah. الدور الإقتصادي للبرجوازيين الوطنيين في المشرق العربي حتى ستينات القرن العشرين [The economic role of the national bourgeoisie in the Arab East until the 1960s] (in Arabic). p. 93.
- ^ "YEGHEN1". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- "ذات يوم.. توفيق يبدأ خطة تفريق «العرابيين».. وعرابى يصمم على «وقفة عابدين»". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- "ʿAdlī Yakan | Egyptian statesman | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- صالح, أحمد (23 December 2012). "وفاة يكن حسين نجم الزمالك الأسبق عن 78 عاما". Al-Masry Al-Youm (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 August 2020.