This paper aims to provide a new constitutional perspective on the Egyptian political process from the end of World War I to its independence in 1922. Egyptian historical research on the same period has been conducted mainly from a nationalist perspective. However, as Egypt had a long history of constitutionalism that had developed in unison with nationalism since the 1870s, Egyptian nationalists simultaneously desired to establish a constitutional system after achieving independence. Eventually, Britain unilaterally declared the independence of Egypt in 1922, which, despite its concern, included the introduction of a constitutional system into the country. The declaration was the product of secret negotiations between the British Special High Commissioner Allenby and Tharwat, an Egyptian nationalist politician. However, the idea of introducing the constitutional system was first publicly proposed in the preceding negotiations between Colonial Minister Milner and Zaghlūl, which facilitated Tharwat's negotiations with Allenby on this subject. While Zaghlūl, the leader of the Wafd, and the group including ‘Adlī and Tharwat were increasingly antagonistic, the establishment of a constitutional system had long been a common desire of all Egyptian nationalists who transcended their differences.

本文旨在为埃及从一战结束到1922年独立的政治进程提供新的宪政视角。对同一时期埃及的历史研究主要是从民族主义的角度进行的。然而，由于埃及有着悠久的宪政历史，自1870年代以来与民族主义同步发展，埃及民族主义者在获得独立后同时希望建立宪政制度。最终，英国于 1922 年单方面宣布埃及独立，尽管有其担忧，但其中包括在该国引入宪政制度。该声明是英国特别高级专员艾伦比和埃及民族主义政治家塔尔瓦特之间秘密谈判的产物。然而，引入宪政制度的想法首先是在之前殖民部长米尔纳与扎格鲁尔的谈判中公开提出的，这促成了塔瓦特与艾伦比就此问题的谈判。尽管华夫脱党领袖扎格鲁尔与阿德利、塔尔瓦特等团体的对立日益加剧，但建立宪政制度早已成为所有超越分歧的埃及民族主义者的共同愿望。