Aziz Abaza

Aziz Pasha Abaza (Arabic: عزيز أباظة, born 13 August 1898 – 11 July 1973[1]) was an Egyptian poet, known in the fields of modern Egyptian literature and Arab literature.

He was a prominent member of the Abaza Family, an Egyptian aristocratic clan of Abazin, Circassian origin.

Abaza was born in Minya El Qamh, Al Sharqiya governorate in Egypt.

He worked as a member of Parliament, director of the Identification Department, Egyptian Ministry of Interior in 1923, and Deputy-Governor of Beheira Governorate in 1935.

Moreover, he worked as governor of Al Qalyoubiya and Faiyum and Suez Canal Zone.