Famous people on Egypt's street names
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954 attempt on his life by a Muslim Brotherhood member, he cracked down on the organization, put President Mohamed Naguib under house arrest and assumed executive office. He was formally elected president in June 1956.
Khalid ibn al-Walid
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Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He initially headed campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career in service to Muhammad and the first two Rashidun caliphs: Abu Bakr and Umar. Khalid played the leading command roles in the Ridda Wars against rebel tribes in Arabia in 632–633, the initial campaigns in Sasanian Iraq in 633–634, and the conquest of Byzantine Syria in 634–638.
Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad
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Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad was an Egyptian journalist, poet and literary critic, and member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo. More precisely, because "his writings cover a broad spectrum, including poetry, criticism, Islamology, history, philosophy, politics, biography, science, and Arabic literature", he is perceived to be a polymath.
Umar
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Umar ibn al-Khattab was the second caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in November 644. A prominent companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Umar succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph.
عبد السلام امين
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عبد السلام امين كان مؤلف اغانى و شاعر غنائى مصرى من اهم و اشهر الكتاب و الشعرا فى مصر و العالم العربى, اشتهر بتاليف كتير من الاغانى المشهوره كمان الف فوازير رمضان لتلاتاشر سنه و اللى قام بطولتها نيللى و شيريهان و غيرهم, كمان الف مسلسلات تاريخيه و اسلاميه بالاضافه للاعمال الاذاعيه.
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