Tigrane Pasha

Tigrane Pasha (Arabic: تكران باشا (Dikran) (d. 27 July 1904, Evian-les-Bains) was an Egyptian-Armenian politician and the ninth Foreign Minister of Egypt. He served as Foreign Minister from 1891 to 1894, under three Prime Ministers.

Tigrane Pasha
تكران باشا
9th Foreign Minister of Egypt
In office 14 May 1891 – 15 April 1894
Monarch	Mohamed Tewfik Pasha
Preceded by	Zulfikar Pasha
Succeeded by	Mostafa Fahmy Pasha
Personal details
Died	27 July 1904 (aged 57) Evian-les-Bains, France

Career

Tigrane was a nephew of the powerful statesman Nubar Pasha. He received a European education, and was less than fluent in Arabic and Turkish.^[1] In 1865, his uncle appointed him to the railway administration. In 1878, he was secretary general of the Council of Ministers during his uncle's first term as prime minister.^[2]