Abdallah Kamal

Abdallah Kamal (1965 – 13 June 2014) was an Egyptian journalist and politician.

For the Guatanamo Bay detainee, see Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari.

Biography

Kamal graduated from Cairo University, having studied in the faculty of mass communications. He became editor-in-chief of Rose al-Youssef, a weekly magazine owned by the Egyptian government, in July 2005.[1] He served in the post until 2011.[2]

Kamal was known as an opponent of the Muslim Brotherhood. He became an MP for the National Democratic Party in the Shoura Council from 2007 to 2011.[2] He founded his own news website, dotmasr.eg.[3] He was also advisor to the Al Rai newspaper of Kuwait and a contributor to Al Arabiya.[2]

He died of a heart attack aged 49 on 13 July 2014.[4]

References
  1. Gamal Essam El Din (7–13 July 2005). "A radical shake-up?". Al Ahram Weekly (750). Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Abdullah Kamal". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "High-profile journalist Abdallah Kamal passed away on Friday at the age of 49 due to a heart attack Archived 2 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine." Mada Masr. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. "Former newspaper editor Abdullah Kamal dies at 49". Ahram Online. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.


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