Saad Zaghloul
Saad Zaghloul | |
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سعد زغلول | |
Zaghloul in 1925 | |
| 17th Prime Minister of Egypt | |
| In office 26 January 1924 – 24 November 1924 | |
| Monarch | Fuad I |
| Preceded by | Yahya Ibrahim Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Ziwar Pasha |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1910–1912 | |
| Monarch | Abbas II |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 28 October 1906 – 23 February 1910 | |
| Monarch | Abbas II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1859 Ibyana, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | 23 August 1927 (aged 68) Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Saad Zaghloul , Cairo |
| Party | Wafd Party |
| Spouse | Safiya Zaghloul |
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Saad Zaghloul Pasha (Arabic: سعد زغلول / ALA-LC: Saʻd Zaghlūl; also Sa'd Zaghloul Pasha ibn Ibrahim) (July 1857 – 23 August 1927) was an Egyptian revolutionary and statesman. He was the leader of Egypt's nationalist Wafd Party.
He led a civil disobedience campaign with the goal of achieving independence for Egypt (and Sudan) from British rule. He played a key role in the Egyptian Revolution of 1919, as well as played a role in prompting the British Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence in 1922. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt from 26 January 1924 to 24 November 1924.