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| Abaza Family (Arabic: عائلة أباظة) абаза | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Etymology | Abaza people and Abaza language |
| Place of origin | Abazinia, or Karachay-Cherkessia, Abkhazia (maternal) and Egypt (paternal) |
| Founded | c.1700-1750 |
| Founder | Abaza (ethnonym of matriarch), Sheikh of the Arabs Hassan Abaza (modern founding father) |
| Historic seat | Sharqia and Nile Delta |
| Titles | Pasha, Bek or Bey, Hanim, Hanum or Khanum, Effendi, Sheikh of the Arabs, Sheikh, Bash Muawin, Nizar Qism, other noble and governmental titles |
| Style(s) | Sahib-ul-Ma'ali or Sahibat-ul-Ma'ali. Sahib-ul-Sa'ada or Sahibat-ul-Sa'ada. Other styles. |
| Connected families | al-Ayedi العايدي or al-Ayed العائد |
| Distinctions | Had the most nobles in Egypt outside the former Royal Court with substantial influence on Egyptian culture, Arabic literature, and the politics and history of Egypt. The largest Circassian clan in Egypt, the sole Abazin presence, and the largest family in Sharqia. |
| Estate(s) | Ezbet Abaza, Ezbet Ahmed Pasha Abaza, Ezbet Ateya Abaza, Ezbet Desouky Abaza, Ezbet Boghdady Abaza, Izbat al Abaziyyah, Ezbet Ismail Abaza, other villages in Sharqia (main historical stronghold), villages in Beheira, Dakahlia, and Kafr Abaza, Minya al-Qamh, Teleen, and Amreet. Other villages and 'ezbas' in Nile Delta. |
The Abaza Family (Abaza language: абаза, Arabic: الأسرة الأباظية, عائلة أباظة, or آل أباظة, Egyptian Arabic: عيلة أباظة, Coptic: ⲁⲃⲁⲍⲁ, aliases: the House of Abaza, البيت الأباظي) is an Egyptian aristocratic family of maternal Abazin Circassian origin.[1][2][3]
"Deeply rooted in Egyptian society... [and] in the history of the country", it has had an influence from the late 18th century to modern times.[4][5]
It is known for producing literary and cultural figures, nobles, officials, technocrats, governors, and politicians under the Muhammad Ali dynasty in the 19th and early 20th century and during the republican period in the 20th and 21st centuries.[6]
They are sometimes referred to as "the family of the pashas" for having produced Egypt's largest number of nobles.[6][7][8][9]
In the 20th and 21st centuries, it became a household name in Egypt and the Arab world.[10][11]
The family's impact on Egyptian and Arabic culture, literature, academia, and art has been substantial.[10][12] Their contributions were through the works of authors, journalists, and activists Ismail Pasha Abaza and Fekry Pasha Abaza,[13] author Desouky Bey Abaza,[14] poet Aziz Pasha Abaza,[15] novelist Tharwat Abaza, sociologist Mona Abaza,[16] actors Rushdy Abaza, Momtaz Abaza, Ahmed Abaza, and Ingy Abaza, directors Othman Abaza and Taher Abaza, among others.[17][18][19][20]
Although widely celebrated for its cultural, intellectual, and historical contributions, on occasion the family has been criticized for "monopolizing" several parliamentary districts since the 19th century "reign of Muhammad Ali".[21][9]
They are thought to number in the many thousands, with sources varying in their estimates.[22][23][24] However, these numbers are thought to be highly unreliable as no local censuses of Circassian communities exist due to a general "lack in demographic data on minorities in Egypt".[25]
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- ^ a b "Rushdi Abaza, AlexCinema". www.bibalex.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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- ^ ""الأباظية".. الأسرة التي قدمت نجوماً في الأدب والفن". Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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- ^ "Tributes to Mona Abaza (1959-2021)". Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ الكاتب, الكاتب (28 September 1998). "Arabs or Circassians, or a combination of both? Alobazah families in Egypt" (in Arabic). Al Hayat News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "ممتاز أباظة - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Injy Abaza - Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Ahmed Abaza | Actor". IMDb. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "التصويت لـ "العائلة" أبرز ملامح اليوم الأول للانتخابات المصرية". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Rushdi Abaza". AlexCinema. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Hesham Yehia (14 March 2020), "أسرار "الأباظية" فى جريدة شهرية؟! - الكتاب الذهبي جريدة زوراليوسف", golden book.rosaelyoussef, archived from the original on 9 September 2022, retrieved 9 September 2022
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- ^ Messieh, Nancy (26 June 2014). "Egypt's Minorities Remain Ostracized". Atlantic Council. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2024.