Aziz Al-Masri

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He is Abdel Aziz Zakaria Ali Al-Masri, famously known as "Aziz Al-Masri," the most famous revolutionary Egypt has known in its modern history. The chapters of his life were a national epic that embodied the concept of revolution and the revolutionary. Lieutenant General Aziz Pasha Al-Masri offered much to most Arab countries in their struggle to gain independence at the beginning of the twentieth century, and he supported the Arab revolution against the Ottoman occupation. He is, therefore, the "Father of Arab Revolutionaries." Despite the scarcity of research sources to obtain a comprehensive and detailed account of the man's life, Muhammad Al-Sayed Saleh continued to dig extensively, tracing the man's biography scattered among forgotten and unknown sources that contained only fragments of his life. He also undertook field adventures and obtained firsthand accounts to present us with a rich and detailed biography that reveals unknown, forgotten, and exciting aspects of the man's life. This comprehensive and vivid biography also takes on the character of documentation, analysis, and dramatic narration, adding much to history and presenting a biography complete with descriptions and details of the "Father of Revolutionaries."

Aziz al-Masri was close to President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat. In fact, they, along with a number of members of the Revolutionary Command Council – before July 23 – offered him the position of their leader, but he refused. Despite his age, he remained supportive of them, even nominating Muhammad Naguib to lead the revolution. Aziz al-Masri advised the Free Officers to leave King Farouk alone, believing that putting him on trial would lead to setbacks. He advised that Farouk should be allowed to leave as king, and that their revolution should not be tainted by the blood of any human being. This continued until the end of his relationship with Nasser and his comrades, until his death on June 15, 1965. He was buried in the tomb he had built for himself in the al-Khafir cemetery. Muhammad al-Sayyid Saleh embarked on a quest to locate the man's grave, enlisting the help of a researcher specializing in Mamluk cemeteries and the local residents living in the cemetery (neighboring the tomb). He consulted several gravediggers and their elders, and contacted the al-Gamaliya police station, but he was unable to find Aziz al-Masri's grave. He observed the neglect of this area and the absence of state oversight, where the tombs of great figures like Talaat... War, and Omar Makram – in the grip of “education”.