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

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. He served in the post until 2011.

Abdallah Kamal

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. He founded his own news website, dotmasr.eg. He was also advisor to the Al Rai newspaper of Kuwait and a contributor to Al Arabiya.

Abdallah Kamal

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

Abdallah Kamal

References

1965 births

2014 deaths

Cairo University alumni

Egyptian journalists

Members of the Shura Council

National Democratic Party (Egypt) politicians