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Safia Zaghloul
Cairo, Egypt
Archival Overview
Beloved Egyptian nationalist leader hailed as 'Umm al-Misriyyin' (Mother of the Egyptians), who directed the Wafd party and sustained the popular anti-colonial struggle while her husband Saad Zaghloul was exiled to the Seychelles.
Biographical Record
Daughter of Prime Minister Mostafa Fahmy Pasha, Safia married Saad Zaghloul and adopted the national liberation movement as her life's purpose. When British forces arrested and exiled Saad in 1919, she transformed their residence (Beit al-Umma) into the operational headquarters of the revolution.
Issuing public proclamations read to millions in Cairo, she united Muslim and Coptic women in mass protests, famously declaring: 'If Saad is exiled, then Safia shall take his place in the field of struggle.'
Key Life Milestones
Proclamation as Mother of the Egyptians
Assumed political leadership of the 1919 Revolution following the arrest and exile of top national leadership.
Proclamation as Mother of the Egyptians
Assumed political leadership of the 1919 Revolution following the arrest and exile of top national leadership.
Proclamation as Mother of the Egyptians
Assumed political leadership of the 1919 Revolution following the arrest and exile of top national leadership.
Guardian of Beit al-Umma
Preserved the historic headquarters of the national independence movement following Saad Zaghloul's passing.
Guardian of Beit al-Umma
Preserved the historic headquarters of the national independence movement following Saad Zaghloul's passing.
Guardian of Beit al-Umma
Preserved the historic headquarters of the national independence movement following Saad Zaghloul's passing.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCairo, Egypt