Badr Al Din Abu Ghazi
Badr Al Din Abu Ghazi | |
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| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 18 November 1970 – 14 May 1971 | |
| President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Preceded by | Tharwat Okasha |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Ghanem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 1983 (aged 62–63) |
| Children | Emad Abu Ghazi |
Badr Al Din Abu Ghazi (1920–1983) was an Egyptian art critic and writer who served as the minister of culture between 1970 and 1971.
Biography
Abu Ghazi was born in 1920.[1][2] He was a nephew of the leading Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar.[1]
Abu Ghazi was an
On 18 November 1970 Abu Ghazi was appointed minister of culture replacing Tharwat Okasha in the post.[5] Abu Ghazi's term ended on 14 May 1971 when Ismail Ghanem was named the minister of culture.[5] Then Abu Ghazi served as the head of an art institution in Egypt, namely Société des amis de l’art, from 1972 to 1983.[3]
His son, Emad Abu Ghazi, also served as the minister of culture in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf in 2011.[1] Abu Ghazi died in 1983.[2][3]
Books
Abu Ghazi published various books one of which was about the Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar.[2] This book is cited as the most comprehensive study on Mokhtar.[2] Abu Ghazi also published another book on Mokhtar which was translated into French in 1949.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Sayed Mahmoud (7 March 2011). "Warm welcome for Abou-Ghazi as culture minister in Sharaf's cabinet". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-8394-4061-2.
- ^ a b c d e f Magda Saadedin (2016). "Writing about modern art in Egypt". Rawi (8). Archived from the original on 8 November 2018.
- S2CID 237823111.
- ^ a b "Previous Ministers". Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020.
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