Khedivate of Egypt
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Saad Zaghloul
Ibyana, Kafr El Sheikh, Khedivate of Egypt
Archival Overview
Leader of the Egyptian Revolution of 1919, founder of the Wafd Party, and Prime Minister revered across Egypt as 'Za'im al-Ummah' (Leader of the Nation).
Biographical Record
Saad Zaghloul (1859–1927) was an Egyptian revolutionary statesman, lawyer, and judge widely venerated as Za'im al-Ummah ('Leader of the Nation'). Born into a rural peasant family in the Nile Delta, he studied under Muhammad Abdu and Jamal al-Din al-Afghani at Al-Azhar, becoming a crusading nationalist lawyer and serving as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice.
Following World War I, Zaghloul led a national delegation (Wafd) demanding Egyptian independence from British military occupation to present at the Paris Peace Conference. When the British exiled Zaghloul to Malta in March 1919, the move sparked the nationwide Egyptian Revolution of 1919—uniting Muslims, Coptic Christians, peasants, and women in widespread civil disobedience. The uprising forced Britain to end its protectorate in 1922, and in 1924, Zaghloul was elected Prime Minister in Egypt's first democratic parliamentary elections.
Key Life Milestones
The 1919 Egyptian Revolution
Exiled to Malta by British authorities, sparking the historic 1919 Revolution that compelled Britain to recognize Egyptian statehood.
First Democratic Prime Minister
Won 90% of parliamentary seats with the Wafd Party, becoming Egypt's first popularly elected constitutional Prime Minister.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCairo, Egypt