Muhammad Heikal

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Muhammad Heikal

Muhammad Hassanein Heikal ( Arabic محمد حسنين هيكل, DMG Muḥammad Ḥasanain Haikal ; * September 23, 1923 ; † February 17, 2016 ) was an Egyptian journalist . For many years he was editor -in- chief of the oldest Egyptian daily newspaper al-Ahram .

Life

Heikal worked as a ghostwriter for the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and represented the ideology of pan-Arabism . From 1957 to 1974 he was editor-in-chief of the government newspaper Al-Ahram , and he was also a member of the Central Committee of the Arab Socialist Union . With the rise of Anwar as-Sadat to the presidency of Egypt, Heikal fell out of favor.

Heikal has published numerous books on the history of his country and political topics. He also appeared on several shows on the Qatari television channel Al Jazeera .

In an interview with Robert Fisk in 2007, he accused the incumbent Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of being unrealistic.

Works (selection)

  • 1984: Sadat, the End of a Pharaoh: A Political Biography. Translated by Walle Bengs. Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf, ISBN 3-430-14217-2 .
  • 1980: Sphinx and Commissioner: The Soviet Influence in the Arab World. Translated by Erwin Duncker. Ullstein Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, ISBN 3-548-33016-9 .
  • 1975: The Road to Ramadan. Fontana / Collins, London, ISBN 0-00-634179-9 .
  • 1972: The Cairo Dosier: From the secret papers of Gamal Abdel Nasser. Translated by Sigrid Löffler . Molden, Vienna, ISBN 3-217-00455-8 .

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leading Arab journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal dies at 92
  2. ↑ Efraim Karsh: Islamic Imperialism - A History , New Haven, 2007, pp. 149-169.
  3. ^ Article in the British daily newspaper The Independent, April 9, 2007; Retrieved August 17, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Heikal, Muhammad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heikal, Muhammad Hassanein; Heikal, Mohamed Hassanein
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1923
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 2016