Muhammed Kadri Pasha: His life, works and legalization activities

XIX. century is considered as the period of the acceleration of new and modern law studies in Egypt as well as in the world. France, which had dominated Egypt for a short time with the French occupation which was in 1798, played a significant role in the work of the law and directly influenced Egyptian law-making. With the French occupation, the influence of France and European lifestyles has continued increasingly in almost every field in Egypt. In addition, deficiencies in the legal life of Egypt were tried to be filled by quotations from FranceIn addition to this, Muhammad Kadri Pasha of Anatolian origin has been of great benefit in terms of deficiencies in the fields of law, culture, literature, history, geography and language. Muhammed Kadri Pasha, who used his effort and experience in the field of law, obtained his most important awareness in the draft law which he prepared based on Islamic law. In order to understand better the person we will deal with in our study, XIX. century political history will be discussed in summary afterwards, a brief description will be provided about the concept of legalization and the law work of Kadri Pasha period. In the second part of our study, the life and works of Kadri Pasha will be dealt through all the sources we could reach and his works based on religious rules will be described in detail. Key Words Muhammed Kadri Pasha, Egypt, legalization, civil status, religious rules