By Mai Shaheen and Nawal Sayed
100 since Egypt's 1919 Revolution. 100 years and its political, social, economic, and cultural repercussions are still under study and assessment. So, SEE presents new aspects for the revolution
When Abdel Azizi Fahmi Pasha, one of the political figures of 1919 Revolution, tried to calm the rebels down, he said “You’re playing with fire. Let’s do it in an easy way and avoid escalating the situation.”
Fahmi’s statements were given on March 9, 1919, at the House of Nations, central Cairo, as he was addressing a delegation of School of Law, Cairo University.
The 1919 Revolution sparks were launched from the faculty of law, previously known as School of Law. In this report, SEE sheds some light on the history of this great school.
The faculty dates back to 1868 and it was known as "School of Management and Language". It is the first faculty of law in Egyptian universities.
In 1925, it was separated from the language department and was named as the School of Law. Finally, it became a faculty after 1925, thanks to Belgian Lawyer George Merzbac.
Merzbac was the founder of Zamalek Sporting Club too and the head of foreign lawyers in Egypt.
The first batch of the faculty was only 980 students.
Department of Legal Studies in English
The faculty of law established a department for legal studies in English, which was officially launched in the academic year 1995/1996 at Cairo University headquarters in Giza. Later on, the department moved to Cairo University’s new headquarters in Sheikh Zayed City.
Department of Legal Studies in French
One year later, the faculty’s administration opened a new section for legal studies in French, in accordance with the cooperation agreement between Cairo University and Paris. Thus, the graduates will hold two bachelor degrees, one from Cairo University and the other from Paris.
Faculty of Law’s 33 Leaders
The position of the faculty of law’s dean was occupied by 33 figures throughout the 150-year old history of the faculty.
One of the most famous former deans is Fedal, deemed as one of the founding fathers of the faculty. He held the post of the dean for 23 years; from Oct. 1868 to Aug. 1891.
The incumbent dean is Dr. Sabri al-Sonosy.
Abdul Razzaq Al-Senhoury, Ahmed Fathi Sorour, and Noman Gomaa are considered as great names of former deans of the faculty.
Famous Public Figures
Egypt’s first President Mohamed Naguib and two former interim Presidents Sofy Abou Taleb and Adli Mansour graduated from the faculty.
Moreover, the most famous figures’ list includes Boutros-Ghali, who served as secretary-general of the United Nations, Amr Moussa and Dr. Nabil El-Arabi, who both assumed the post of Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.
The list also includes Dr. Mohamed El-Baradie who received a Nobel Prize for Peace.
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