Wafd Party
The Wafd Party (lit. 'Delegation Party'; Arabic: حزب الوفد, Ḥizb al-Wafd) was a nationalist liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period from the end of World War I through the 1930s. During this time, it was instrumental in the development of the 1923 constitution, and supported moving Egypt from dynastic rule to a constitutional monarchy, where power would be wielded by a nationally-elected parliament. The party was dissolved in 1952, after the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
Wafd Party حزب الوفد | |
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| Historical leaders | Saad Zaghlul Pasha (1919–1927) Mostafa el-Nahhas (1927–1952) |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Dissolved | July 23, 1952 |
| Succeeded by | New Wafd Party (not legal successor) |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Ideology | Egyptian nationalism National liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Green |
| Party flag | |
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