Gaber Asfour

Politician

1944 –

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Who is Gaber Asfour?

Gaber Ahmed Asfour is an Egyptian professor at Cairo University since 1966, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011. He has 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.

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Born
Mar 25, 1944
El-Mahalla El-Kubra
Education
  • Cairo University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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