About Tarek Swelim
Lived 1958 – 2023 (aged 64–65). Tarek Swelim was an Egyptian art historian.
Muhamad Tarek Swelim (1958 – 2023) was an Egyptian art historian and photographer.
He earned his bachelor's degree in 1979 from Helwan University, a master's degree in Islamic art from the American University in Cairo in 1986, and a PhD in Islamic art and architecture from Harvard University in 1994. He was a professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar.
His father is Egyptologist Nabil Swelim.
He died on 2 September 2023.
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Who was Tarek Swelim?
Egyptian art historian
When was Tarek Swelim born?
Tarek Swelim was born in 1958 in Alexandria.
When did Tarek Swelim die?
Tarek Swelim died on 2 September 2023.
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Tarek Swelim was an art historian.
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Tarek Swelim was Egyptian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tarek Swelim. https://biography.guide/tarek-swelim/
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