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2019 In Egypt
Events in the year 2019 in Egypt. Events * 27 February – Ramses Station rail disaster: A train smashes into a barrier inside Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt, causing an explosion and a fire, killing 25 people and injuring 40 others. * 21 June 21 - 2019 Africa Cup of Nations begins. * 4 August – 2019 Cairo bombing: twenty people are killed. * 22 September – Police crack down on protests against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. 274 protesters are arrested in Cairo, Suez City, Port Said, Alexandria, and other cities after the actor and contractor Mohamed Ali alleges Sisi and top military officers are enriching themselves by building palaces and hotels. Deaths March * 23 March – Abdel Hadi Kandil, chemist and politician (born 1935) May * 5 May – Hani Shukrallah, journalist (born 1950) June * 5 June – Mohamed Negm, actor and comedian (born 1944) * 17 June – Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt (born 1951) July * 1 July – Ezzat Abou Aouf, actor (born 1948) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Negm
Mohamed Negm ( ar, محمد نجم; 15 January 1944 – 5 June 2019) was an Egyptian actor and comedian. Career Negm began his career in the 1960s with the troupe of iconic theatre director and actor Abdel-Monim Madbouly. Thene started acting in 1970 with small roles in cinema and television then he founded his own theatre which bears his name. One of his most famous plays is ''Cuckoo's Nest''. He is considered a landmark in comedy. Negm put on dozens of other plays, including ''One Wife is Enough'' (''Zawga Waheda Takfi'') (1979) starring Salah Zulfikar earning him fame, In the same year, Negm starred in ''Cuckoo's Nest'' (''Esh El-Maganeen'') (1979), with Hassan Abdeen and Laila Elwi Laila Ahmed Eloui (born January 4, 1962 in Cairo), sometimes credited as Laila Eloui, Laila Olwy, Laila Elwi, and Laila Elwy ( ar, ليلى علوي), is an Egyptian actress. She has starred in more than 70 movies and has been honored at Egyptian ..., and it has always been one of his most popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 By Country
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2019 In Egypt
Events in the year 2019 in Egypt. Events * 27 February – Ramses Station rail disaster: A train smashes into a barrier inside Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt, causing an explosion and a fire, killing 25 people and injuring 40 others. * 21 June 21 - 2019 Africa Cup of Nations begins. * 4 August – 2019 Cairo bombing: twenty people are killed. * 22 September – Police crack down on protests against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. 274 protesters are arrested in Cairo, Suez City, Port Said, Alexandria, and other cities after the actor and contractor Mohamed Ali alleges Sisi and top military officers are enriching themselves by building palaces and hotels. Deaths March * 23 March – Abdel Hadi Kandil, chemist and politician (born 1935) May * 5 May – Hani Shukrallah, journalist (born 1950) June * 5 June – Mohamed Negm, actor and comedian (born 1944) * 17 June – Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt (born 1951) July * 1 July – Ezzat Abou Aouf, actor (born 1948) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haitham Ahmed Zaki
Haitham Ahmed Zaki ( ar, هيثم أحمد زكي) (4 April 1984 – 7 November 2019), also known as Haitham Zaki ( ar, هيثم زكي), was an Egyptian male actor who predominantly worked in Egyptian cinema. Biography He was the son of veteran actors Ahmed Zaki and Hala Fouad. He died on 7 November 2019 in his apartment at the age of 35 due to sudden circulatory collapse. Career He followed in his parents' footsteps and joined the film industry at the age of 22. He made his film acting debut in 2006 for the film ''Halim''. He was roped in to fill the scenes and to play the male lead in the film ''Halim'' on behalf of his father Ahmed Zaki, who eventually died in 2005 during the shooting of the film. He also notably won the Best Egyptian Male Actor award for his performance in the 2011 film ''Dawaran Shobra''. Death On 7 November 2019, he died in his apartment in Sheikh Zayed City at the age of 35 due to sudden circulatory collapse, a large amount of seawater Seaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Morsi
Abdullah Mohamed Mohamed Morsi al-Ayyat ( ar, عبد الله محمد محمد مرسى العياط; 3 September 1994 – 4 September 2019) was the son of Mohamed Morsi, who was the fifth President of Egypt and served from 2012 to 2013, when he was ousted in a military coup. Biography Born on 3 September 1994 in Sharqia Governorate, Abdullah Morsi was the youngest son of Mohamed Morsi, who was Egypt's first democratically elected President in 2012 and was overthrown in a coup the following year. Abdullah's mother was Naglaa Mahmoud who was Mohamed's cousin. On 1 March 2014, he was arrested for consuming hashish, and released on bail a few days later. He was sentenced to one year in prison, his lawyer denouncing it as a "fabricated" case. He was released on 22 July 2015. In 2018 he studied business administration at the Canadian International College The Canadian International College (CIC) ( ar, المعهد الكندي العالي, transliteration: ''Al Ma'haad Al Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farouk Al-Fishawy
Farouk al-Fishawy ( ar, فاروق الفيشاوي; 5 February 1952 – 25 July 2019) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was known for ''Al-Mashbouh'' (1981). Early life He was born as Mohamed Farouk al-Fishawy in Sirs El-Layan, Monufia Governorate on 5 February 1952. He was one of the youngest of his 3 brothers and 2 sisters. His father died when he was 11 years old and his elder brother Rashad al-Fishawy took care of him and raised him. He received his bachelor's degree in general medicine and before that he received his Bachelor of Arts from Ain Shams University. Career He started his artistic career in the 1970s and starred in dozens of films and television series. He worked in more than 130 films, including ''al-Qatila'' (1991), ''al-Tufan'' (1985), ''al-Rasif'' (1993), ''Mutarada Fi al-Mamnu'' (1993), ''Ghadan Sa'antaqem'' (1980), ''Hanafy al-Obaha'' (1990), ''La Tasalni Man Ana'' (1984), ''Siriyun Lilghaya'' (1986), ''Nessa Khalf al-Qodban'' (1986), ''Qahw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adel Zaky
Adel Zaky, O.F.M. (1 December 1947 – 21 July 2019) was an Egyptian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria since 2009 until 2019. Prior to his episcopal appointment, he served in various parishes across cities such as Cairo and was also the order's national provincial superior for a time before returning to parish work. Life Bishop Adel Zaky was born on 1 December 1947 in Luxor. Brother of Edward, Tharwat, Atef and Magdy Zaky. From 1959 until 1963 he attended the Assiut University where he obtained his bachelor's degree in theological studies. He entered the Order of Friars Minor in the 1960s in Guizeh and began his novitiate on 30 September 1968 before making his simple profession on 1 October 1969. Zaky made his solemn religious profession on 10 September 1972. On 24 September 1972 he received his ordination to the priesthood from the Bishop Jean de Capistran Aimé Cayer. Following his ordination he continued with additional studies from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezzat Abou Aouf
Mohamed Ezzat Ahmed Shafiq Abou Aouf ( ar, محمد عزت أحمد شفيق أبو عوف; 21 August 1948 – 1 July 2019) was an Egyptian actor and composer. Abou Aouf obtained his bachelor degree in medicine. His acting debut was in 1992 in ''Ice Cream in Gleam (Ays Krim fi Glym)'' with the Egyptian singer Amr Diab Amr Diab ( ar, عمرو دياب, link=no, ; born on 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author. He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best sell .... References 1948 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Egyptian artists Egyptian composers Egyptian male actors 20th-century Egyptian physicians {{Egypt-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Egypt
The president of Egypt is the executive head of state of Egypt and the de facto appointer of the official head of government under the Egyptian Constitution of 2014. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the president is also the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government. The current president is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has been in office since 8 June 2014. History The first president of Egypt was Mohamed Naguib, who along with Gamal Abdel Nasser, led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 that overthrew King Farouk and marked the end of the British colonial rule. Though Farouk's infant son was formally declared by the revolutionaries as King Fuad II, all effective executive power was vested in Naguib and the Revolutionary Command Council. On 18 June 1953, just under a year after the coup d'état, the Council abolished the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Morsi
Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-AyyatThe spellings of his first and last names vary. survey of 14 news organizations plus Wikipedia in July 2012 found that 11 used "Mohamed" and four used "Mohammed"; nine used "Morsi", five used "Mursi", and one used "Morsy". The official Egypt State Information Service uses both "Morsi" and "Morsy". (; ar, محمد محمد مرسي عيسى العياط ; 8 August 1951 – 17 June 2019) was an Egyptian politician, engineer and professor who served as the fifth president of Egypt, from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013, when Egyptian Army ranks, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed him from office in a 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, coup d'état after June 2013 Egyptian protests, protests in June. An Islamism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hani Shukrallah
Shukrallah by el-Hamalawy, June 2010 Hani Shukrallah (also spelled ''Hany''; ar, هاني شكر الله; 1950 – 5 May 2019) was an Egyptian journalist and political analyst. He was editor-in-chief of ''Al-Ahram Weekly'' between 1991 and 2005 and later founder and until February 2011 editor-in-chief of ''Ahram Online, ''both part of the state-run Al-Ahram Foundation. He was also the Executive Director of the Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism. Early life and career Shukrallah was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1950 to a Coptic Christian family, and was raised in the city. His sister Hala, is the first Coptic woman to head an Egyptian political party. Throughout the 1970s, he was a student activist during the presidency of Anwar Sadat. He described himself as a "Marxist," but antagonistic of the "dogmatic leftist thinking" that he said marked many of the socialist and communist countries during that period. He became an advocate of the human rights movement in Egypt during this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
