Ḥāfiẓ ʻAfīfī

Hafez Afifi Pasha (1885/18861961) was an Egyptian diplomat. He was the Ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom, represented the nation on the United Nations Security Council and was head of Farouk of Egypt's royal cabinet.

Biography Afifi Pasha was born in 1885 or 1886. There is another report stating that he was born in Cairo in 1886. He was a physician before entering diplomacy. According to a profile by Dorothy Thompson, he became "one of the most famous specialists in the Arab world."

Afifi Pasha was the minister of foreign minister between June 1928 and October 1929 in the cabined of Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha. In December 1951 he was appointed to be the chief of Farouk of Egypt's royal cabinet. The move sparked rumors that Mostafa El-Nahas's government had resigned. These were denied. In the early days of holding the post he advocated increasing Egyptian ties to western nations such as Britain and the United States. The appointment was met with at least three protests across Egypt.

Afifi Pasha also worked to develop industry in Egypt, notably the cotton industry in El Mahalla El Kubra. He died in 1961.

Afifi Pasha was the recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of Ismail.