Muhammad Husayn Haykal

Muhammad Hussein Haekal (Arabic: ) (August 20, 1888 – December 8 1956) wis an Egyptian writer, jurnalist, politeecian an Meenister o Education in Egyp.

 Life 

Heikal wis born in Mansoura, Ad Daqahliyah in 1888. He obtained a B.A. in Law in 1909 and a JD frae the Sorbonne University in 1912. Efter returnin tae Egyp, he wirked as a lawyer for 10 years, then as a jurnalist. He wis electit as editor-in-chief o Al Siyasa newspaper, the organ o "The constitutional Tory party" for which he wis an aa an advisor. In 1937, he wis appointit as Meenister o State for the Interior Meenistry in the Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha's seicont govrenment. Then he was appointed as a Meenister o Education whaur he introduced several reforms, includin decentralization, bi establishin educational zones an makin programs an curricula naitionally orientit. He wis greatly influenced an inspired bi the comprehensive reforms o Mohammad Abduh, Ahmad Lutfy El Sayed an Qasim Amin. Haikal is the faither o Fayza Haikal who teaches Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.

He dee'd in 1956.

 Works 
His wirks include:
 Zeinab, 1914; the first modren Egyptian novel.
 Biographies of Egyptian and Western Personalities, 1929.
 The Life of Muhammad, 1933; a biography o Muhammad.
 In the House of Revelation, 1939.
 Al Farouq Omar,1944/45.
 Memories on Egyptian politics, 1951-53.
 Thus Was I Created,1955.
 Faith, Knowledge and Philosophy, published in 1964.
 The Islamic Empire and sacred places, published in 1964 .
 Egyptian short stories, published in 1967.
 Othman Ibn Affan, published in 1968.
 Mehraj-ud-din beigh, Arabic master.

References
 Heykal  from Egypt state information service.

Freemit airtins
 The Life of Muhammad , English translation.

Category:1888 births
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Category:Arab jurnalists
Category:Arab politeecians
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