Gamal al-Ghitani

Gamal al-Ghitani

2014
2014
Born(1945-05-09)9 May 1945
Juhaynah, Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Died18 October 2015(2015-10-18) (aged 70)
Cairo, Egypt
OccupationJournalist, author, novelist
NationalityEgyptian

Gamal al-Ghitani (Arabic: جمال الغيطانى, IPA: [ɡæˈmæːl el ɣeˈtˤɑːni]; 9 May 1945 – 18 October 2015) was an Egyptian author of historical and political novels and cultural and political commentaries and was the editor-in-chief of the literary periodical Akhbar Al-Adab ("Cultural News") till 2011.