According to historian Samir Raafat’s article “Our Persians,” Persian families arriving from Iran started to settle in the Egyptian capital, close to the revered Al-Hussien Mosque and nearby iconic Shia landmarks. “The Persian community were greatly appreciated by Egyptians and on their side, Arabic became their first language on par with Persian,” writes Raafat, giving an example of one famous Iranian living in Egypt, Mirza Mishki, a merchant appreciated by many in the Egyptian society back in the time of Khedive Ismail, who also happened to witness many political and economic changes in Egypt. Other prominent Iranians included merchant Kazim-Boghdadis, father of Tahia Abdel Nasser, the wife of the nationalist leader and second president of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser.
According to historian Samir Raafat’s article “Our Persians,” Persian families arriving from Iran started to settle in the Egyptian capital, close to the revered Al-Hussien Mosque and nearby iconic Shia landmarks. “The Persian community were greatly appreciated by Egyptians and on their side, Arabic became their first language on par with Persian,” writes Raafat, giving an example of one famous Iranian living in Egypt, Mirza Mishki, a merchant appreciated by many in the Egyptian society back in the time of Khedive Ismail, who also happened to witness many political and economic changes in Egypt. Other prominent Iranians included merchant Kazim-Boghdadis, father of Tahia Abdel Nasser, the wife of the nationalist leader and second president of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser.
