مصطفى كامل
مصطفى كامل
1874 CE · 1291 AH† – 1908 CE · 1326 AH† †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
Mustafa Kamil (1874–1908 CE) — founder of Egypt's National Party and its daily al-Liwa' (1899), who spent his short life resisting the British occupation 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- activist · writer
- Era
- The Modern Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Mustafa Kamil Pasha ibn Ali Muhammad (1874–1908 CE), an Egyptian journalist and orator. Al-Zirikli counts him among the outstanding figures of Egypt in his age and one of the founders of its national movement. He was born and died in Cairo. 2
His life
His father was an engineer, who took care of his education and upbringing, and he obtained a law degree before the age of twenty. 2
Al-Zirikli describes him as eloquent and enchanting in speech. He devoted himself to resisting the English occupation through his speeches, articles and books, and he went to Paris, where he spread his political call in its newspapers and societies. 2
He then returned to Egypt and founded the daily newspaper al-Liwa' in 1899 CE. He moved between Egypt, France and England in pursuit of his country's independence. 2
Sources
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli, tarjama
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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islam.museum contributors. “مصطفى كامل”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mustafa-kamil-pasha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.