predecessor successor religion birth_place nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
farouk hosny abdel-wahed el-nabawi islam el-mahalla el-kubra , kingdom of egypt egyptian national democratic party 25 march 1944 1 february 2011 gaber asfour
 5 march 2015 9 february 2011 جابر عصفور cairo university
gaber asfour

gaber ahmed asfour -lrb- , -lrb- born 25 march 1944 in el-mahalla el-kubra , egypt -rrb- 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 .
