Hafez Afifi Pasha

He held posts including serving as Ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom, on the United Nations Security Council and as head of Farouk of Egypt's royal cabinet.

According to a profile by Dorothy Thompson, he became "one of the most famous specialists in the Arab world.

[2] Later he served as the Misr Bank's president and Ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom.

[5] In December 1951 he was appointed to be the chief of Farouk of Egypt's royal cabinet.

In the early days of holding the post he advocated increasing Egyptian ties to western nations such as Britain and the United States.