Bahey El Din Barakat Pasha (1889–1972) was an Egyptian political figure.

Born in Menyat El Morshed village (in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.-History:...

), he studied in Cairo

Cairo

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 as well as in Paris

Paris

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. Originally a law teacher, he entered politics and was appointed Minister of Education

Ministry of Education (Egypt)

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 twice during the 1930s. During his tenure, a committee was established to facilitate Arabic grammar

Arabic grammar

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 rules in order to make it easier for students to study in Arabic. He paid attention to the improvement of textbooks

Textbook

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, and created an admission system for the High Institute of Education in 1938. In January of the same year, he inaugurated Egypt's radio broadcasting service.

A leading figure of the Wafd Party

Wafd Party

The Wafd Party was a nationalist liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period in the 1920s and 30s...

 during Saad Zaghlul

Saad Zaghlul

Saad Zaghloul was an Egyptian revolutionary, and statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt from January 26, 1924 to November 24, 1924.-Education, activism and exile:...

's leadership as well as during the reign of King Farouk I

Farouk of Egypt

Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....

, Bahey El Din Barakat was elected Speaker

Speaker (politics)

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 of the Chamber of Deputies

Parliament of Egypt

The Parliament of Egypt is the currently dissolved bicameral legislature of Egypt. The Parliament is located in Cairo, Egypt's capital. As the legislative branch of the Egyptian government, the Parliament enacts laws, approves the general policy of the State, the general plan for economic and...

 on 12 April 1938, a position he held for a year and a half.

Barakat received the nobiliary title of Pasha

Pasha

Pasha or pascha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries. As an honorary title, Pasha, in one of its various ranks, is equivalent to the British title of Lord, and was also one of the highest titles in...

on 15 February 1938. He headed the Divan of Accounting

Central Auditing Organization

The Central Auditing Organization is an independent auditing institution established in Egypt in 1942 as an instrument of public finance control. Originally created as the Divan of Accounting, its name was changed to Divan of Auditing in 1960, before acquiring its current designation in 1964. It...

 from 1945 to 1949. He also served on the three-member Regency Body

Regencies in Egypt

Regencies in Egypt date back to Pharaonic times. Throughout Egypt's long history, there have been several instances of regents assuming power due to the reigning monarch's minority, physical illness or poor mental health. There have also been several cases of coregencies where two monarchs ruled...

 that was formed following the 1952 Revolution to assume the powers of King Fuad II

Fuad II of Egypt

Fuad II was the last King of Egypt and Sudan.- Biography :He ascended the throne on 26 July 1952 upon the abdication of his father King Farouk I following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952...

, who was barely six months old at the time. The Regency Body had no actual powers, however, these having been effectively assumed by the Revolutionary Command Council

Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council

The Revolutionary Command Council was the body established to supervise Egypt and Sudan after the Revolution of 1952. It initially selected Ali Maher Pasha as Prime Minister, but forced him to resign after conflict over land reform. At that time, the Council took full control of Egypt...

. Created on 2 August 1952, the Regency Body was dissolved on 14 October of the same year, with Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim being appointed as sole regent

Regent

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.