MER Article Class, State and the Reversal of Egypt's Agrarian Reform On June 24, 1992, the Egyptian People’s Assembly reversed the agrarian relations law, a centerpiece of the 1952 revolution, under which some 1 million families enjoyed quasi-property rights -- secure tenancy at fixed rents -- over more than 1.5 million of Egypt’s 6 million feddans of agricultural Raymond A. Hinnebusch • 10 min read