Liberalism in Egypt

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Liberalism in Egypt or Egyptian liberalism is a political ideology that traces its beginnings to the 19th century.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 The timeline 3 Liberal leaders 4 See also

[edit] Introduction

The Liberal Party (Hizb el-Ahrar), the Tomorrow Party (Hisb el-Ghad) and the New Delegation Party (Hizb el-Wafd el-Gedid) are some of the contemporary Egyptian liberal parties. The latest liberal party that came to prominence, "Hizb El Ghad", was founded in November 2004.

[edit] The timeline

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[edit] Liberal leaders

• Umma: Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
• Wafd: Saad Zaghlul Pasha - Mustafa el-Nahhas Pasha
• Ghad: Ayman Nour

[edit] See also

• Politics of Egypt
• List of political parties in Egypt