Gamal al-Ghitani | |
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Born | Juhaynah, Sohag Governorate, Egypt | 9 May 1945
Died | 18 October 2015 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 70)
Occupation | Journalist, author, novelist |
Nationality | Egyptian |
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.