About Gaber Asfour
Lived 1944 – 2021 (aged 77). Gaber Asfour was a writer, intellectual, translator, politician, university teacher and literary critic.
Gaber Ahmed Asfour (, ; 25 March 1944 – 31 December 2021) was an Egyptian academic and politician who was a professor at Cairo University from 1966. He was appointed the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011. He had published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others.
During the 2011 Egyptian protests, he was appointed minister of culture, but he resigned after only one week in office, citing health problems as the reason for his resignation. Asfour died on 31 December 2021, at the age of 77.
Awards
Best Book for Critical Study Award, Ministry of Culture – Cairo (1984). Best Book in Literary Studies Award, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Kuwait (1985). Nile Award (2019).
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Who was Gaber Asfour?
Egyptian professor/Cairo University
When was Gaber Asfour born?
Gaber Asfour was born on 25 March 1944 in El Mahalla El Kubra.
When did Gaber Asfour die?
Gaber Asfour died on 31 December 2021 in Cairo.
What was Gaber Asfour's occupation?
Gaber Asfour was a writer, intellectual, translator, politician, university teacher and literary critic.
What nationality was Gaber Asfour?
Gaber Asfour's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Egypt, Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic.
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