Street · Nasr City

Mostafa al-Nahhas Street

Named for Mostafa al-Nahhas, the Wafd leader who served as Prime Minister multiple times between the 1920s and 1950s.

Al-Nahhas succeeded Saad Zaghloul at the head of the nationalist Wafd and dominated pre-revolution politics. The Nasr City avenue is one of the district's major arteries.

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