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Hussein Kamel of Egypt Information

Sultan Hussein Kamel (Arabic: السلطان حسين كامل‎; 21 November 1853 – 9 October 1917) was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the British protectorate over Egypt.

Hussein Kamel was the son of Khedive Isma'il Pasha, who ruled Egypt from 1863 to 1879. Hussein Kamel was granted the title of Sultan of Egypt by the British in 1914, after they had deposed his nephew, Khedive Abbas Hilmi II. The newly created Sultanate of Egypt was declared a British protectorate. This brought to an end the legal fiction of Ottoman sovereignty over Egypt, which had been largely nominal since Muhammad Ali's seizure of power in 1805.

Upon Hussein Kamel's death, his only son, Prince Kamal al-Din Husayn, declined the succession, and Hussein Kamel's brother Ahmed Fuad ascended the throne as Fuad I. At the beginning of Naguib Mahfouz's novel Palace Walk, Ahmad Abd al-Jawwad says "What a fine man Prince Kamal al-Din Husayn is! Do you know what he did? He refused to ascend the throne of his late father so long as the British are in charge."[1]

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References

  1. ^ Naguib Mahfouz, Palace Walk (Anchor Books, 1991), p. 12

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Hussein Kamel of Egypt Muhammad Ali Dynasty Born: 21 November 1853 Died: 9 October 1917
Regnal titles
Preceded by Abbas Hilmi II as Khedive of Egypt and Sudan Sultan of Egypt and Sudan 19 December 1914 - 9 October 1917 Succeeded by Fuad I
Recreated Title last held by Tuman Bay II
Political offices
Preceded by Ali Mubarak Pasha Minister of Public Works 26 August 1872 - 7 September 1875 Succeeded by Ibrahim Yakan Pasha
Preceded by Abdel Hamid Sadeq Pasha Speaker of the Legislative Council 30 January 1909 - 3 March 1910 Succeeded by Mahmoud Fahmi Pasha
Preceded by Mehmed V as Ottoman Suzerain Head of state of Egypt 19 December 1914 - 9 October 1917 Succeeded by Fuad I
· · Muhammad Ali Dynasty (1805–1953)
Family tree
Monarchs Muhammad Ali · Ibrahim · Abbas I · Sa'id · Isma'il · Tewfik · Abbas II · Hussein Kamel · Fuad I · Farouk · Fuad II
Consorts Djavidan Hanem · Melek Tourhan · Nazli Sabri · Farida · Narriman Sadek
Heirs Ibrahim · Abbas · Sa'id · Ahmad Rifaat · Isma'il · Mustafa Fazl · Tewfik · Abbas Hilmi · Muhammad Ali Tewfik · Muhammad Abdel Moneim · Farouk · Muhammad Ali Tewfik · Ahmad Fuad
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