Life, Middle East
Veteran Egyptian journalist Hassanein Heikal dies
Heikal was close confident of former President Gamal abdel-Nasser and represented his ideology of pan-Arabism
17.02.2016 - Update : 19.04.2016
Funeral of renowned Egyptian journalist Hassanein Heikal on February 17, 2016
By Omar Azzam
CAIRO
Veteran Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal died Wednesday at the age of 93, Egyptian state television said.
Heikal’s health had deteriorated in recent days. Heikal was the editor-in-chief of Egypt’s flagship newspaper Al-Ahram from 1957 until 1974 and has been a commentator on Arab affairs for more than 50 years.
The veteran journalist was a close confident of former President Gamal abdel-Nasser and represented his ideology of pan-Arabism.
He was appointed a minister of information in 1970 but resigned in 1974 over differences with Nasser's successor Anwar Sadat.
