Ahmed Medhat Yeghen Pasha

Ahmed Medhat Yeghen Pasha was born in 1878, and belongs to the Yeghen family, whose founder married the sister of Muhammad Ali Pasha. He studied at the school founded by Khedive Tawfiq for his children, then he traveled to Geneva with Khedive Abbas, Prince Muhammad Ali, and Prince Kamal. When he returned to Egypt, he obtained a high school diploma, then he traveled to France and obtained a bachelor's degree in law. After his return, he was appointed assistant prosecutor in the mixed courts. Boutros Ghali chose him as his private secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was then married to Wahida Mansur Yeghen, granddaughter of Isma’il through her mother Princess Tewhida Hanim, the eldest daughter of the Khedive. == Career ==

He became governor of Alexandria from 1917 until 1919. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture in Hussein Roshdiy's fourth ministry (April 22, 1919). He was one of the major land-owners, which qualified him to be one of the founders of the Banque Misr in 1920. He then became its first chairman from 1920 till 1940. He held the position of Minister of Endowments in the First Ministry of Adly Yeghen (March 16, 1921 - December 24, 1921). He was the first chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Land Bank, and a member of the Egyptian Economic Council, in 1922. He was a member of the Liberal Constitutional Party, and later became a member of the Senate. == Death ==

He died in 1944. == See also ==