Gamal El-Ghitani

Gamal el-Ghitani, (9 May 1945 – 18 October 2015) was an Egyptian author of historical and political novels and cultural and political commentaries. He was the editor-in-chief of the literary periodical "Akhbar Al-Adab" ("Cultural News") from 2011 until his death in 2015.
He died on 18 October 2015 at the El Galaa Hospital For Armed Forces Officers Families in Cairo from a heart attack, aged 70.