Mahmoud Fahmy El Nokrashy Pasha (26 April 1888 – 28 December 1948) (, ) was an Egyptian political figure. He was the twenty-seventh prime minister of the Kingdom of Egypt.
Early life and education
Nokrashy was born in Alexandria on 26 April 1888 to a middle-class family. His father was an Egyptian accountant from Nuqrash in Delta, and his mother, Hanifa was a Sunni Muslim who migrated from Greece during the Ottoman Empire. Nokrashy was a graduate of the Ras Al Tin high school.
Career
Nokrashy Pasha was a member of the Saadist Institutional Party (SIP) which supported a liberal monarchist programme. He was also a member of the secret apparatus of the Wafd Party, Egypt's then main nationalist party.
thumb|Nokrashy Pasha and [[Farouk of Egypt|King Farouk in an official visit, 1947]]
Nokrashy Pasha served as the prime minister of Egypt twice. His first term was from 1945 to 1946 (he initially came to power after the murder of Ahmad Mahir Pasha) and the second from 1946 to 1948.
In 1948, Nokrashy Pasha became very concerned with the assertiveness and popularity of the Muslim Brotherhood. Rumours of a Brotherhood coup against the monarchy and government had appeared, and the Brotherhood had already been implicated in the killing of Nokrashy Pasha's predecessor. In addition to the Brotherhood being officially declared an illegal organization, the assets of the Brotherhood were seized by the government and many Brotherhood members went to prison.
Assassination
Less than three weeks after these activities against the Brotherhood, Nokrashy Pasha was gunned down by Abdel Meguid Ahmed Hassan, who was a veterinary student at the University of King Fouad I and another member of the Brotherhood. The slaying occurred on 28 December 1948 at 10:00 am. Nokrashy Pasha was killed in the main building of the Ministry of Interior by Hassan, who was wearing the uniform of a lieutenant.