Born in family origins of which are in
Kavala. His great grandfather Topuzoglou (also pronounced as 'Tabuzoglu' which in Turkish means 'Son of Cannon' and indicates linear descent from
janissary) who came with
Muhammad Ali of Egypt and for his success against
British invasion in Rosetta was appointed by him with governorship of
Alexandria. Served as last Prime Minister of
Khedivate of Egypt till 19 December
1914 and continued in his office as the first Prime Minister of
Sultanate of Egypt. Under pressure from British authorities, Roshdy issued a “Decision of the Council of Ministers” which essentially declared war against the
Central Powers in the
First World War. He was later forced to resign for failing to resolve a strike by government officials demanding mandatory recognition of the Egyptian delegation by the cabinet and the withdrawal of British sentries and guards. He was married to a daughter of the Ottoman sultan's chief of staff after a first marriage to
Eugénie Le Brun. His sister was married to Hasan Pasha Mahmoud, dean of the Faculcy of Medicine at
Cairo University and king's private physician. ==Notes==