The Wafd party was an Egyptian nationalist movement that came into existence in the aftermath of World War I. Although it was not the first nationalist group in Egypt, it had the longest lasting impact.

Wafd, nationalist political party that was instrumental in gaining Egyptian independence from Britain. Organized by Saad Zaghloul in 1918, it became the dominant party from 1924 until the 1952 revolution.

'New Delegation Party'), officially the Egyptian Wafd Party and also known as the Al-Wafd Party, is a nationalist liberal [2] party in Egypt. It is the extension of one of the oldest and historically most active political parties in Egypt, Wafd Party, which was dismantled after the 1952 Revolution.

2018年5月23日 · WAFD. Major Egyptian nationalist party organized in 1919. The Wafd Party took its name from the delegation (in Arabic, wafd) composed of Sa ʿ d Zaghlul and other notables who called for the complete independence (istiqlal tamm) of …

2011年11月25日 · It is a liberal party that emerged from the old Wafd party, which played an important role during the 1923-1952 period. It has branches all over the 27 governorates in Egypt. Al-Wafd wants a...

Egyptian nationalist party. Under the leadership of Zaghlul Pasha it demanded freedom from British rule. When Egypt won nominal independence in 1922, the Wafd demanded full autonomy and control of the Sudan and the Suez Canal.

2022年4月17日 · Al-Wafd became a dominant political force garnering massive public support and admiration. The party was able to contribute immensely to the development of the 1923 Constitution, and the evolution of Egypt’s reigning political system.

2011年9月20日 · Al-Wafd is one of the old, established political parties seeking to find their place in post-uprising Egypt. Rooted in history, today’s party, technically the New Wafd but always referred to simply as al-Wafd, is the successor to the once powerful organization Gamal Abdel Nasser disbanded in 1952.

2019年3月19日 · A century after Egypt's March 1919 revolution, the prominent Wafd party credited with leading popular demands to end the British occupation, has now been largely sidelined on the country's...

The Wafd Party was a political party forged in Egypt. It campaigned for the national sovereignty of Egypt and the creation of a constitutional monarchy; in that regard, it was a liberal...