Armenian photographer in TURKEY. Khalil Agha Bashkarji Khedive Ismail PHOTO SEBA

Description: The position of chief supervisor of the Khedive's private affairs, or as he was called "the Bashkirji", was not common in Egypt before it was occupied by Khalil Effendi Agha, who worked for years with the Khedive Ismail and his family, and was close to the entire family, to the point that he treated him as if he were a member of it.Khalil Agha was the private servant of Khedive Ismail, and he was also close to the mother Pasha. Khalil Effendi was the chief of Aghat Hoshyar Qadin, the wife of Khedive Ibrahim, the governor of Egypt, and he was very wealthy and had a lot of money from gifts from the mother Pasha and the Khedive. His duties were many. He was the overseer of palaces, he was the supervisor of the construction of Al-Rifai Mosque, and he was also a supervisor of the weddings of Khedive Ismail’s sons, namely Princes Tawfiq, Hussein Kamel, and Hassan Pasha, whose celebration continued for forty consecutive nights. According to what was mentioned in the book “The Harafish of Cairo” by the writer Abdel Moneim Shamis, Khalil Effendi always wore the official uniform that Khedive Ismail chose for him, which was the black Istanbul suit with closed buttons, a white shirt, a short red fez on his head, and French leather shoes on his feet. the black. After the fame of Halil Effendi Agha and his excellent supervision of private matters, the pashas decided to bring them Aghas, but not all of them were able to imitate Khalil Agha, as their duties were less, and the dress was traditional, and the Aghas would sit at the doors of the palaces and each of them had a stick in his hand, and their task was to receive him. The guests are brought into the palace. Khalil Agha wanted to immortalize his biography, so he established a school in his name on Farouk Street, now Army Street, in 1869, which began as a bookstore and shelter for the poor and those arriving to Cairo, where students learned grammar rules, Arabic calligraphy, and the Turkish language. The hospice turned into a primary school in 1905. It had a secondary education department and taught English and French. In 1921, the school was renovated and established again on the same street. King Fouad I, the former king of Egypt, opened the Khalil Agha Secondary School, also to immortalize his name, on January 29, 1930. It was called “Improving Royal Calligraphy...Khalil Agha,” and it was the first school specialized in teaching Arabic calligraphy, and it included a group of Turkish calligraphy professors. And the Egyptians. The new building of the school was distinguished by its distinctive shape, as it resembled architectural masterpieces and was built in the modern Islamic style. Writers and celebrities of the twentieth century graduated from it, including the leader Muhammad Farid, the great writer Muhammad Hassanein Heikal, the artist Muhammad Awad, the writer Ihsan Abdel Quddus, and the sheikh and salt. Khalil Agha’s property was in more than one place. He had a street in his name in the Garden City neighborhood, as well as lands in the Gharbia and Kafr El-Sheikh governorates whose area exceeded 1,800 acres, and more than one house.Send feedbackSide panelsHistorySavedContribute

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Location: cairo, cairo

End Time: 2024-11-16T22:44:33.000Z

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