Emad Abu Ghazi
Emad Badr El-Din Mahmoud Abu Ghazy | |
|---|---|
عماد بدر الدين محمود أبو غازي | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 5 March 2011 – 7 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Essam Sharaf |
| Preceded by | Farouk Hosny |
| Succeeded by | Shaker Abdel Hamid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1955 Cairo,Egypt |
| 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 anEgyptianprofessor of archival studies at theUniversity 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
[edit]Abu Ghazi was born in the Egyptian city ofCairoin 1955. His parents were former minister of cultureBadr Al Din Abu Ghazi[2]and artist Reaya Helmi. His father's uncle was Egypt's leading sculptorMahmoud 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 hisbachelor's degreein 1982, hismaster's degreein 1988 and hisdoctoratein 1995.
References
[edit]- ^"Culture minister: Youth should take lead after transitional phase".Al-Masry Al-Youm.9 March 2011.Retrieved15 April2011.
- ^Sayed Mahmoud (7 March 2011)."Warm welcome for Abou-Ghazi as culture minister in Sharaf's cabinet".Ahram Online.Archived fromthe originalon 11 April 2021.Retrieved9 February2022.