Ahmed Shafiq Books

Ahmed Shafiq: He is one of the poles of Egyptian politics for more than a third of a century, during which he represented the Khedivial interests, and he also played an important role in the anti-occupation national movement, supporting Mustafa Kamel. His memoirs represented fertile material for anyone wishing to know the history of Egypt in that important period that was beset by many grave events. Ahmed Shafiq Hassan Musa was born in May 1860 in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood in Cairo. He grew up in a middle family, and his father held a number of administrative jobs; He was close to the Khedive family, and his son was fortunate to take care of it. Ahmed Shafiq joined the book and completed the memorization of the Qur’an, and learned the principles of reading, writing, arithmetic and Arabic calligraphy, then joined the “Al-Mubtadaan” school, then “the Preparation School” and finally the “Qubba School”, and mastered the Turkish language, which was the way for those who wanted to occupy important positions in the state. Then the need to immerse himself in the French language pushed him, so he traveled to France, where he mastered French, and his political ambition prompted him to obtain a diploma at the “School of Political Sciences” in Paris in 1887 AD. Thus, Ahmed Shafiq himself rose to a high degree of education that allowed him to play an important role in the political life of the time. Our historian held a large number of posts, which made him surround the corridors of politics at that time; Where he worked as “Private Secretary for the Foreign Office”, then head of the “Translation Registry” in the palace, and Khedive “Abbas Helmy” appointed him as his private secretary. Then he headed the “Diwan of Civil Endowments” in 1910 AD; He fixed his affairs after the Court was on the verge of bankruptcy. After the Khedive was dismissed, he tried to support him, and when his efforts failed, he resigned from his service, and returned to Egypt dedicated to writing since 1921 AD. The Egyptian historian passed away in 1940 AD, after leaving us his testimony about that era (which represented an important stage in our modern history), which is considered by many to be the first source about that period.