Safiya Zaghloul ( ar, صفية زغلول / ; ; 1878–12 January 1946) was an Egyptian political activist. She was among the early leaders of the Wafd Party.

Background

Zaghloul was born in 1878. Her father,

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, of Turkish origin, was the seventh prime minister of Egypt. She married Saad Zaghloul in 1896, an Egyptian revolutionary and Prime Minister of Egypt from 26 January 1924 to 24 November 1924.

Activities

After the exile of her husband Saad Zaghloul to the

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in 1919, she became a central figure of the Wafd Party, and her home a center for the party. She organized a demonstration of 500 women. After the death of her spouse in 1927, Zaghloul was central in the appointment of a new party leader. In fact, she was the leader of the Women's Wafd. She retired from political life after the party split of 1937. She was known as O''m El-Masriyyin'' ( Mother Of The Egyptians) and her home in Cairo was called as

Beit El-Umma Beit El-Umma or Bayt al-Umma (House of the People) is a historic house museum and Saad Zaghlul biographical museum in Cairo, Egypt. Saad Zaghlul Beit El-Umma, or House of the People, was built at the turn of the century as a residence for the ...

(House of the Nation).''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaghloul, Safiya 20th-century Egyptian women politicians 20th-century Egyptian politicians 1878 births 1946 deaths Egyptian Muslims Politicians from Cairo Egyptian people of Turkish descent