محمود سامي البارودي
محمود سامي البارودي
1839 CE · 1255 AH† – 1904 CE · 1322 AH† †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
Mahmud Sami al-Barudi (1839–1904 CE) — the premier who rode with the Urabi revolt, was exiled to Ceylon for seventeen years, and revived classical Arabic poetry 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet · Statesman
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Mahmud Sami Pasha ibn Hasan Bey Husni al-Barudi al-Misri (1839–1904 CE), a poet and politician. Al-Zirikli describes him as "the first to lift Arabic poetry from its decline" in his age, and as one of the brave commanders. 1
Life
He was born and died in Egypt. He studied at the military school, went to Istanbul and mastered Persian and Turkish, and wrote poems in both. He travelled to France and England and saw their military experience. He returned to Egypt and held posts that ended with his presidency of the ministers, and then he resigned. 1
Exile
When the Urabi revolt broke out he was among the rebels, and he was exiled to the island of Ceylon. He spent seventeen years there, learned English, and lost his sight. He was pardoned in 1317 AH and returned to Egypt. 1
His poetry
Al-Zirikli holds that his poetry may be taken as a model of fine Egyptian styles after a long time of decline in Arabic verse. He has a Diwan of Poetry in two volumes, and Mukhtarat al-Barudi in four volumes. 1
The year of his death in the Gregorian calendar (1904 CE) is converted from 1322 AH, and the conversion is derived.
Sources
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli, tarjama
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “محمود سامي البارودي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mahmud-sami-al-barudi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.