In 1917, Smouha came to Alexandria at the behest of the British because of his close ties to His Majesty's government and its representatives in the Middle East, as well as his position as one of Lawrence of Arabia's backers.

Beginning in 1924, the Smouha family operated a sort of privately owned regional development authority, first draining the marshes, then paving two-lane roads.

Tracts of land were sold to private investors who wanted to build their homes in the area, which rapidly turned into the most exclusive neighborhood in Alexandria.

[2] Engineer, millionaire, founder and chief executive of Faragalla Group, as well as parliament member Mohamed Farag Amer led Smouha Club from 1998 to 2021 When Joseph Smouha settled in Alexandria in 1923, he became interested in developing a wealthy suburb and turned to the 700 acres of water and marshland used as a garbage dump in Alexandria.

The Smouha Sporting Club grew to include tennis courts along with the golf course and race track, and was formally established in 1949.

Established in 1995, ECO Group is a Middle-Eastern firm of about 100 employees led by Professor Amr El-Sherif.

[4] Smouha has maintained a midtable club status and relative financial stability for most of its time in the Egyptian Premier League.

They had a good start in the 2012–2013 premier league season, defeating Cairo giant Al Ahly 1–0, Ghazl El Mahalla 5–1 and Wadi Degla 3–0.

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