Emad Abu Ghazi Explained

Emad Badr El-Din Mahmoud Abu Ghazy
Native Name:عماد بدر الدين محمود أبو غازي
Native Name Lang:ar
Order:Minister of Culture
Term Start:5 March 2011
Term End:7 December 2011
Primeminister:Essam Sharaf
Predecessor:Farouk Hosny
Successor:Shaker Abdel Hamid
Birth Date:1955 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Cairo, Egypt
Nationality:Egyptian
Spouse:Bothaina Kamel
Relations:Badr Al Din Abu Ghazi (father)
Children:Mariam Abu Ghazi
Alma Mater:University of Cairo

Emad Abu Ghazi (Arabic: عماد أبو غازي; born 3 January 1955) is an Egyptian professor of archival studies at the University of Cairo, who is a former minister of culture of Egypt.[1] He has also worked as the secretary general of the supreme council of culture in Egypt.

Early life and education

Abu Ghazi was born in the Egyptian city of Cairo in 1955. His parents were former minister of culture Badr Al Din Abu Ghazi[2] and artist Reaya Helmi. His father's uncle was Egypt's leading sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar.

He graduated from El-Kawmeya school then entered the faculty of arts in the University of Cairo, where he specialized in archival studies. He received his bachelor's degree in 1982, his master's degree in 1988 and his doctorate in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. News: Culture minister: Youth should take lead after transitional phase. Al-Masry Al-Youm. 9 March 2011. 15 April 2011.
  2. News: Sayed Mahmoud. Warm welcome for Abou-Ghazi as culture minister in Sharaf’s cabinet. 9 February 2022. Ahram Online. 7 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411005017/https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/18/7129/Books/Warm-welcome-for-AbouGhazi-as-culture-minister-in-.aspx. 11 April 2021.