Adly Yakan Pasha

Adly Yeghen Pasha (Arabic: عدلي يكن باشا; 18 January 1864 – 22 October 1933), was from the Yeghen/Yakan Family and a member of the Muhammed Ali Dynasty. He was sometimes referred to as Adly Pasha, was an Egyptian political figure. He served as the 14th prime minister of Egypt between 1921 and 1922, again between 1926 and 1927, and finally in 1929. He held several prominent political posts including foreign minister, interior minister and Speaker of the Egyptian Senate.

Adly Yeghen Pasha
عدلي يكن باشا
14th Prime Minister of Egypt
In office 4 October 1929 – 1 January 1930
Monarch	Fuad I
Preceded by	Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha
Succeeded by	Mostafa El-Nahas
In office 7 June 1926 – 26 April 1927
Monarch	Fuad I
Preceded by	Ahmad Ziwar Pasha
Succeeded by	Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha
In office 16 March 1921 – 1 March 1922
Monarch	Fuad I
Preceded by	Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha
Succeeded by	Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha
Personal details
Born	18 January 1864 Cairo, Eyalet of Egypt
Died	22 October 1933(1933-10-22) (aged 69) Paris, France
Political party	Liberal Constitutional Party
Occupation	Politician

Adly Yeghen at the opening of the Luxor-Aswan rail line

Personal life

Yakan was of Turkish origin.^[1][2]

He was made an honorary KCMG in the 1918 New Year Honours.

He died in Paris, France. He was the great-grandnephew of Muhammad Ali Pasha.