Hussein Sabri Pasha
{{Short description|Governor of Alexandria, Egypt}}
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حسين صبري
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Hussein Sabri Pasha ({{langx|ar|حسين صبري باشا}}) was an influential figure who served as the governor of Alexandria from 1925 until 1937 and was the brother of Queen Nazli.
Biography
His father was Abdel Rahim Sabri Pasha, Minister of Agriculture and Governor of Cairo, and his mother was Tawfika Khanum Sharif, daughter of Mohamed Sherif Pasha.{{cite book|author=Hassan Hassan|title=In the House of Muhammad Ali: A Family Album, 1805-1952|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0T5Yx6gyUgC&pg=PA46|year=2000|publisher=American Univ in Cairo Press|isbn=978-977-424-554-1|pages=46}}{{Cite book |last=El-Mahlawi |first=Hanafi |title=الملكة نازلي |year=2008 |pages=51 |language=Ar |trans-title=Queen Nazli}}
Hussein Sabri served as Governor of Alexandria from 18 March 1925 until 10 January 1937.{{Cite web |title=الصفحة الرئيسية - المحافظون السابقون |trans-title=Alexandria Governorate official Site - Previous Governors |url=http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/Goffice/ExGov/display.aspx?ID=19 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=www.alexandria.gov.eg}}{{Cite book |last=Amin |first=Mustafa |title=من عشرة لعشرين |publication-date=1981 |pages=238 |trans-title=From ten to twenty}} He was the second president of Egyptian Football association in 1928 until 1937. During this period, the Egyptian football team participated in the World Cup in Italy in 1934, and in the Berlin Olympics in Germany in 1936.{{Cite book |last=Abu-El Maaty |first=Zaki |title=لعبة الرياضة والسياسة |pages=35 |language=Ar |trans-title=Football and Politics}} He was the third president of the Egyptian Olympic Club in Alexandria (1930–1936).{{Cite web |title=History of the Olympic Club |url=https://olympiclub.com/en/history-of-the-olympic-club/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Olympic |language=en-US}} He chose a group of excellent players to join the club, and they were able to obtain the Farouk Cup (Egypt Cup) twice in 1933–1934.{{Cite book |last=Ayub |first=Yasser |title=مصر وكرة القدم: مصر وكرة القدم التاريخ الحقيقى.. أين وكيف ... |pages=285 |language=Ar |trans-title=Egypt and football: Egypt and football, the real history... where and how... -}} He became the president of Alexandria Sporting Club from 1952 until 1955.{{Cite web |title=المجالس السابقة – نادى الأسكندرية الرياضى |trans-title=Alexandria Sporting Club - Previous presidents |url=https://www.alexsportingclub.com/new/%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%89/%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%87/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%82%d8%a9/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |language=ar}}
His wife was Shahira al-Daramali, and their daughter Nazly Hanim Sabri married Omar Chirine Bey, cousin of Ismail Chirine.{{Cite book |last=Kamel |first=Rashad |title=الملكة نازلى غرام وانتقام |year=2014 |pages=81 |language=Ar |trans-title=Queen Nazli Love and Revenge}}{{Cite book |last=Tābiʻī |first=Muhammad |title=مصر ما قبل الثورة: من اسرار الساسة والسياسيين |publication-date=1978 |pages=44 |language=Ar |trans-title=Egypt before the revolution: secrets of politicians and men}}
During one of Hussein Sabri's visits to his sister Queen Nazli, She told him that she was afraid of the bad influence that the courtiers around her son Farouk I, could have on him, and that they might turn him against Wafd Party.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/asrar-sasa-siasa/page/n49/mode/2up?q=%22%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86+%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%22 |title=من أسرار الساسة والسياسة.. أحمد حسنين باشا حياته الخاصة والعامة |pages=163 |language=Ar |trans-title=From secrets of politicians and politics... Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, his private and public life}} Nazli asked her brother, who had relations with leaders of Wafd Party, to tell them on her behalf, to take care of Farouk and keep the old courtiers away from him.{{Cite book |last=Farid |first=Muhammad |title=حزب الوفد، 1936-1952 |volume=2 |publication-date=1999 |pages=11 |language=Ar |trans-title=Wafd Party, 1936-1952}}{{Cite book |last=El-Hadidi |first=Alaa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iSC3EAAAQBAJ&dq=%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86+%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A+%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9+%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%8A&pg=PT130 |title=مصطفى النحاس زعيم الطبقة الوسطى (1927 - 1952) |year=2023 |language=Ar |trans-title=Mustafa El Nahhas, leader of the middle class (1927 - 1952)}}
Hussein Sabri told his friend, Abdel Hamid Al-Bannan, about his sister's request. Subsequently, Abdel Hamid informed Ahmed Maher and Mustafa el-Nahas Pasha about Queen Nazli's request. However the Wafd Party didn't respond to Queen Nazli's request and made no changes.