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.Egypt's New Government Announced On State TV He had published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others.Prof. Gaber Asfour, Head of the National Translation Foundation in Cairo, Egypt: BiographyFor a listing of Dr. Asfour's publications in Arabic, see WorldCat listings for Gaber Asfour
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.Egypt Protests (Asfour resigns) Asfour died on 31 December 2021, at the age of 77.
Awards
Best Book for Critical Study Award, Ministry of Culture – Cairo (1984).مؤسسة سلطان بن علي العويس الثقافية: د. Best Book in Literary Studies Award, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Kuwait (1985). Best Book in Human Studies Award, Cairo International Book Fair (1995). Tunisian Cultural Medal from the President of the Republic of Tunisia (October 1995). Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award in Literary and Critical Studies – Fifth Session (1996-1997). Shield of the Arab Women's League (March 8, 2003). Gaddafi International Prize (First Session) (2009).جريدة الفرات: جائزة القذافي العالمية تمنح للأديب المصري جابر عصفور وصل لهذا المسار في 1-10-2010 Nile Award (2019).
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