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Talʿat Harb
Founder of Bank Misr
1867 – 1941
Lifespan.
Biography
An economist who founded Bank Misr in 1920 with Egyptian capital, then created through it companies in textiles, aviation, cinema and shipping, aiming to build a national economy.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
Bank Misr was founded in 1920 and later created Studio Misr in 1935.
- Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. (2004) “Modern Egypt: The Formation of a Nation-State (2nd edition)” Westview Press