Talaat harb was born on 25th of November 1867 in
al-gamalia, Cairo.
After graduating from the
Faculty of Law, he began his job as an interpreter in Alsania
Law department which was running the cultivated lands owned by
the Egyptian government. He then was promoted to the manager
of that department though he tended to business. He worked as
the manager of Kom Ombo Company, which was working in
reclaiming and selling cultivated lands in order to help the
Egyptians to possess those lands.
Then, he began to study
Economics, Arts, Sciences, Literature, and the French
language, and he wrote many books which were sold. One of
those successful books was (Treating Egypt's Economy) and then
he established Bank of the Nation in November 1911, in which
he assured the importance of trade and industry for Egypt and
the Egyptians.
Talaat Harb wrote: "We are in
need of establishing a real Egyptian bank to work beside the
other ones in Egypt to help and support the Egyptians and urge
and encourage them to get into industry, trade". Talaat Harb
ideas were spreading day after day.
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In August 1922, he established the Egyptian Printing Company
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In October 1924, he established Egypt Company for Spinning
Cotton
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In 1925, he established Egypt Company for Transport and
Navigation
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In 1927, he established Egypt Company for Weaving & Spinning –
El-Mahala
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He also established Egypt Company for Fishing, Egypt Company
for Silk and Egypt Company for Linen
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Moreover, Talaat Harb entered a new field which was only
monopolized by foreigners, and established Almasnoat Almisryia
in 1933 to trade in textiles, ready made clothes, and house
wares.
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In 1934, he established Misr Insurance Company
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In 1932, he established Egypt Air Company and his last
contribution was Misr Travel Company .
