Gaber Asfour, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gaber Asfour

Egyptian professor/Cairo University

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1944

Place of Birth: El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Profession: translator

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Gaber Ahmed Asfour (Arabic: ???? ???? ??????, IPA: ['gæ?be? ??s?'fu??] (born 25 March 1944 in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt) is an Egyptian professor at Cairo University since 1966, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011.
He has published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others.During the 2011 Egyptian protests he was appointed minister of culture.
But he resigned after only one week in office, citing health problems as the reason for his resignation.