Patron: Mohammed 'Ali Tewfik (1875—1955), the younger son of Tewfik Pasha (Muḥammad Tawfīq Bāshā) 1852-1892, eldest son of Khedive Ismail, Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt & Sudan (r.1879-1892) and Emina Ilhamy 1858-1931. He was the younger brother of 'Abbas Hilmi II (r.1892-1914) & heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan (1892-1899, for 'Abbas Hilmi II & 1936-1952, for King Farouk I).
Architect: conceived by Mohammed 'Ali Tewfik and undertaken by Sheikh Mohammed Afifi; the garden was once noted for its fabulous collection of trees and plants.