In the XIXth century
 Befor Muhammad Ali

"The Ottoman flag in the XIXth century normally bore a
white star and crescent on its red field. "

 Khedive flag علم الخديويه

   "Muhammad Ali did introduce one distinctive new flag which eventually became the first real Egyptian national flag. Perhaps to symbolize the victory of his armies in 3 continents (Europe, Asia, and Africa) or his own sovereignty over Egypt, Nubia, and the Sudan, Ali set three white crescents and three stars on a red field. (...) In 1882, Egyptian nationalists, seeking to take leadership in their own land by deposing the khedive, provided the pretext Britain sought for occupying the country. A promise was made that Her Majesty's troops would leave "as soon as the state of the country and the organization of proper means for the maintenance of the Khedivial authority will admit of it. "

Kingdom of Egypt (1922-1952)   
حتى نهاية عهد الملك فاروق        ق         

Republic of Egypt (1952-1958)

The republic initially kept the green flag with the crescent and three stars of the kingdom but later replaced it with a red-white-black horizontal tricolour like today, but with a different style of eagle emblem in the white stripe, bearing a shield of the crescent and stars.

Egypt as United Arab Republic (1958-1972)
الجمهورية العربية المتحدة                                            

Republic of Egypt (1972-1984)

The Arab Republic of Egypt

Jumhuriyah Misr al-'Arabiyah
                4 October 1984

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