Gaber Asfour

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]

جابر عصفور
Gaber Asfour
Minister of Culture of Egypt
In office
17 June 2014[1] – 5 March 2015
In office
1 February 2011 – 9 February 2011
Preceded byFarouk Hosny
Succeeded byAbdel-Wahed El-Nabawi[2]
Personal details
Born (1944-03-25) 25 March 1944
El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Kingdom of Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Political partyNational Democratic Party
Alma materCairo University

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
  1. "BREAKING: New government swears in". Cairo Post. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. "UPDATED: Egypt replaces 8 ministers in surprise cabinet reshuffle". Ahram Online. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. Egypt's New Government Announced On State TV
  4. Prof. Gaber Asfour, Head of the National Translation Foundation in Cairo, Egypt: Biography
  5. For a listing of Dr. Asfour's publications in Arabic, see WorldCat listings for Gaber Asfour
  6. Egypt Protests (Asfour resigns)
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