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Mohamed Farid
Cairo, Egypt
Archival Overview
Selfless Egyptian nationalist leader and philanthropist who succeeded Mustafa Kamil as head of the National Party, spending his entire personal fortune to fund night schools for workers, trade unions, and national liberation from British rule.
Biographical Record
Born into a wealthy aristocratic family, Mohamed Farid sacrificed his wealth and freedom for the national cause. In 1908, he assumed leadership of the National Party, pioneering Egypt's first trade unions and night schools to eradicate illiteracy among the working classes.
Imprisoned by British colonial authorities in 1911 for writing an introduction to a patriotic book of poetry, he subsequently lived in European exile, relentlessly lobbying international socialist and peace congresses for Egyptian sovereignty until dying impoverished in Berlin.
Key Life Milestones
Establishment of Night Schools for Workers
Founded Egypt's first free evening literacy and vocational schools for factory laborers and peasants.
Establishment of Night Schools for Workers
Founded Egypt's first free evening literacy and vocational schools for factory laborers and peasants.
Establishment of Night Schools for Workers
Founded Egypt's first free evening literacy and vocational schools for factory laborers and peasants.
Founding of the First Egyptian Trade Union
Organized the manual workers' guild, inaugurating the modern labor movement in Egypt.
Founding of the First Egyptian Trade Union
Organized the manual workers' guild, inaugurating the modern labor movement in Egypt.
Founding of the First Egyptian Trade Union
Organized the manual workers' guild, inaugurating the modern labor movement in Egypt.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCairo, Egypt