Hassan Aziz Hassan
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Hassan Aziz Hassan was an Egyptian prince. He was one of the last surviving members of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty
(Egypt's last royal family). He held the title of "El-Nabil" (a second-class prince).http://www.egy.com/people/96-07-02.shtml Having been educated in Beirut and England at Leighton Park School
, he was a painter and pianist, and was a student and close friend of the expatriate Polish concert pianist Ignaz Tiegerman
.
Hassan was born in Sanremo
, Italy
, a great-grandson of the Khedive Ismail and a cousin of King Farouk of Egypt
, the country's last king. His father, Prince Aziz, a brother of King Fuad I
, was a founder of the Wafd Party
, and his mother was Spanish.http://www.egy.com/people/96-07-02.shtml
He had two sisters, Princess Khadijah and Princess Aicha, and a brother, Ismail. Unlike many other members of the Egyptian royal family, he remained in Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, living in an apartment with one of his sisters, with whom he did not speak for years. He died in 2000, in Cairo
, Egypt
, at the age of 76.
Muhammad Ali Dynasty
The Muhammad Ali Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Egypt and Sudan, from the 19th to the mid-20th Century. It is named after its progenitor, Muhammad Ali Pasha, regarded as the founder of modern Egypt. It was also more formally known as the Alawiyya Dynasty...
(Egypt's last royal family). He held the title of "El-Nabil" (a second-class prince).http://www.egy.com/people/96-07-02.shtml Having been educated in Beirut and England at Leighton Park School
Leighton Park School
Leighton Park School is a co-educational Quaker independent school for both day and boarding pupils. It is situated in the large town of Reading in Berkshire, in South East England...
, he was a painter and pianist, and was a student and close friend of the expatriate Polish concert pianist Ignaz Tiegerman
Ignaz Tiegerman
Ignaz Tiegerman was a Polish pianist and teacher.He was an exceptional interpreter of the Romantic school . He studied with Leschetizky but his lessons with Ignaz Friedman were more significant...
.
Hassan was born in Sanremo
Sanremo
Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, a great-grandson of the Khedive Ismail and a cousin of King Farouk of Egypt
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....
, the country's last king. His father, Prince Aziz, a brother of King Fuad I
Fuad I of Egypt
Fuad I was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Sultan Hussein Kamel...
, was a founder 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...
, and his mother was Spanish.http://www.egy.com/people/96-07-02.shtml
He had two sisters, Princess Khadijah and Princess Aicha, and a brother, Ismail. Unlike many other members of the Egyptian royal family, he remained in Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, living in an apartment with one of his sisters, with whom he did not speak for years. He died in 2000, in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, at the age of 76.