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Safwat Al-Sharif, Information Minister and former Chairman of the Shura Council, died Wednesday night, at the age of 87, after a long fight against the disease.
The striking thing was, before the death of the “Sharif”, the transmission of many news that he was infected with the Coronavirus, which was denied, and the confirmation that he had leukemia 6 years ago, and the pain of the disease returns, after which he receives many tests, and then goes into battle with the disease. It was the reason for his departure.
Safwat Al-Sharif, born December 19, 1933, has a BA in Military Sciences.
The deceased held many positions and had extensive influence and powers during the era of former President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak.
Al-Sharif was a founding member of the National Party and held various positions within the party up to the position of Secretary General and held the position of Minister of Information, Chairman of the Shura Council, as well as chairing the State Information Authority during the era of the deceased President Mohamed Anwar Sadat.
The deceased had his mark on the march of the Egyptian media; The idea of establishing a media production city dates back to former Information Minister Safwat Al-Sharif, following the successes of the production sector in Maspero. Mamdouh Al-Leithy, the first head of the sector at the time, and Eng. Mahmoud Kishk, head of the transmission engineering sector in the 1980s, were assigned to conduct a study to establish the city. .
On February 24, 2000, the Prime Minister issued a judgment approving the establishment of a public free zone of a special nature in the City of October 6, dedicated to artistic and media production and related service activities, in an area of 3 million square meters. squares, and also played a prominent role in launching regional and specialty channels. .
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