CEMETERY OF SENATE PRESIDENT ISMAIL MOHAMMED PASHA
two period gravestones one for Ismail Mohammed Pasha d. 1902 and the other for his eldest son Ahmed Farid d. 1922
topped with a tarboosh and crescent were these were the preffered 19th century Ottoman-inspired design soon to be discontinued.
the tarboosh denoted the elevated status of the departed gentleman and the crescent evidenced his apartenance to Islam hence the use of the Hejira calendar
Ismail Mohammed Pasha was immortalised not so much for his rich legacy to Egypt's civil enginnering world, or his political role in shaping Egypt's road map to democracy, but for the naming of an important Zamalek street in his honor
click here for bio of Ismail Mohammed Pasha
Bahiga Mustafa Bahgat (d. 10 January 1960), a granddaughter of Ismail Mohammed Pasha
an excellent example of the plain rectangular box-shaped marble tomb fancied by affluent members of the community during most of the 20th century. Likewise, the Gregorian calendar displaced its Hejira counterpart
below: plaque listing four of Bahiga's granddaughters buried next to her
Bahiga M. Bahgat
Zamalek street sign
Zamalek street sign
colored photos by Hussein A. Omar