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Biography of Saad Zaghlul PashaName: Saad Zaghlul PashaBirth Date: 1859 Death Date: August 23, 1927 Place of Birth: Ibyana, Egypt Nationality: Egyptian Gender: Male Occupations: political leader Saad Zaghlul Pasha Saad Zaghlul Pasha (1859-1927), Egyptian political leader, founded the country's most important political party, the Wafd.Saad Zaghlul was born in Ibyana, a village in the province of Gharbiyyah in the Egyptian Delta, of pure Egyptian parents of modest means. At Azhar University he specialized in Islamic law, philosophy, and theology and came under the strong influence of the Islamic reformers Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Muhammad Abduh. Zaghlul's subsequent career reflected the imprint of these reformers, and he championed the internal reform of Egyptian social, educational, and political institutions till the end of his eventful life.Zaghlul's first appointment was as assistant editor of the Arabic section of the Egyptian Official Journal, which was edited by Muhammad Abduh. His insight and commitment to educational reforms soon began to be reflected in the various essays either written or inspired by Zaghlul that were highly critical of the low state of Egyptian education …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Cabinet of the independent kingdom of Egypt (January-November 1924).For the next three years Zaghlul was the effective national leader of Egypt without, however, occupying any official position. He tried, unsuccessfully, to check the autocratic tendencies of King Fuad I and to increase the effectiveness of the Cabinet and the Parliament. Zaghlul died on Aug. 23, 1927. He is remembered by all Egyptian elements for his educational, judicial, and social reforms; for his skilled political and leadership qualities; and ultimately as the father of Egyptian independence. His house became known as the "House of the Nation," where future leaders of Egypt received their first lessons in Egyptian politics. Associated Organizations Further Reading Information on Zaghlul Pasha is in Lord Cromer, Modern Egypt (2 vols., 1908); Jamal M. Ahmed, The Intellectual Origins of Egyptian Nationalism (1960); Albert H. Hourani, Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939 (1962); and Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid, Egypt and Cromer: A Study in Anglo-Egyptian Relations (1968). |