Pharaohs Of Ancient Egypt Make Way For Modern Hero Secretly , in the early morning , about a dozen mummies of Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were removed from the Haghloud Museum in Cairo to make room for the body of Saad Zaghlul Pasha , Egyptian national hero and founder of the WAFD , the nationalist party . Mummies were removed in Egyptian Army transport lorries to the Cairo Museum . Photo Shows : The marble tomb for Saad Zaghlul Pasha ( 1919 - 1927 ) in the Haghloud Museum . 22 May 1936 *** Local Caption ***