| Gamal Hamdan | |
| Native Name: | جمال حمدان |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Nai village, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt |
| Death Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
Gamal Hamdan (Arabic: جمال حمدان; February 2, 1928 – April 17, 1993) was an Egyptian geographer and scholar known for his extensive work on Egypt's geography, history, and culture.[1]
Hamdan was born on February 2, 1928, in the Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. He received his primary and secondary education in Egypt, showing an early aptitude for geography. Hamdan pursued higher education at Cairo University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction.
Following his undergraduate studies, Hamdan received a scholarship to study at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. There, he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees under the guidance of Professor Austen Miller, a prominent geographer of the time.
After completing his doctoral studies, Hamdan returned to Egypt and became a faculty member at Cairo University. His academic work primarily focused on the geography, history, and culture of Egypt and the Arab world.
"The Personality of Egypt", one book of his trilogy on Egypt's character and its position in the world, is considered his magnum opus,[2] taking ten years to complete and drawing from over 900 references in multiple languages.