Gaber Asfour
جابر عصفور Gaber Asfour | |
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| Minister of Culture of Egypt | |
| In office 17 June 2014[1] – 5 March 2015 | |
| In office 1 February 2011 – 9 February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Farouk Hosny |
| Succeeded by | Abdel-Wahed El-Nabawi[2] |
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| Born | 25 March 1944 El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Political party | National Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
Gaber Ahmed Asfour (Arabic: جابر أحمد عصفور, IPA: [ˈɡæːbeɾ ʕɑsˤˈfuːɾ] (born 25 March 1944 in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt) is an Egyptian professor at Cairo University since 1966, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011.[3] He has published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others.[4][5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ "BREAKING: New government swears in". Cairo Post. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "UPDATED: Egypt replaces 8 ministers in surprise cabinet reshuffle". Ahram Online. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Egypt's New Government Announced On State TV
- ^ Prof. Gaber Asfour, Head of the National Translation Foundation in Cairo, Egypt: Biography
- ^ For a listing of Dr. Asfour's publications in Arabic, see WorldCat listings for Gaber Asfour
- ^ Egypt Protests (Asfour resigns)
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