Career
His poetry was often about subjects with which the majority of Egyptians were familiar, such as poverty and the politics of foreign occupation. He was one of several Egyptian poets that revived Arabic poetry during the latter half of the 19th century. While still using the classical Arabic system of meter and rhyme, these poets wrote to express new ideas and feelings unknown to the classical poets.
Hafez is noted for writing poems on political and social commentary.
He was born on a ship floating in the Nile near Dairout, which is a city in Asyut District. His father was Egyptian, and his mother was Turkish.
Both died when he was young. Before his mother died, she brought him to Cairo.
ِ After this, Hafez spent some time living on the Tanta streets.
He eventually ended up in the office of Muhammed Abu Shadi, who was one of the 1919 revolution leaders. Hafez Ibrahim is quoted of saying: “When you educate a woman, you create a nation.”.
