Adly Yakan Pasha

Adly Yakan 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 (aged 69)
Paris, France
Political party Liberal Constitutional Party
Occupation Politician
Adly Yakan at the opening of the Luxor-Aswan rail line

Adly Yakan Pasha (18 January 1864 – 22 October 1933) (Arabic: عدلي يكن باشا), 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.

Personal life

Yakan was of Turkish origin.

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.