Mohammed Mahdi Akef
Egyptian religious and political leader
Died on Friday September 22nd 2017
Famous Dead People from Egypt
Over 300 obituaries for famous people from Egypt who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Halim El-Dabh
Egyptian composer and ethnomusicologist
Died on Sunday September 3rd 2017
Perch Zeytuntsyan
Egyptian-born Armenian playwright
Died on Monday August 21st 2017
Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed
Egyptian politician and scholar
Died on Sunday August 20th 2017
Ibrahim Abouleish
Egyptian pharmaceutical
Died on Friday June 16th 2017
Mostafa El-Abbadi
Egyptian historian
Died on Tuesday February 28th 2017
Abu Khayr al-Masri
Egyptian deputy leader of al-Qaeda
Died on Sunday February 26th 2017
Omar Abdel-Rahman
Egyptian Muslim leader and convicted terrorist
Died on Saturday February 18th 2017
Sayed Hijab
Egyptian poet
Died on Saturday January 28th 2017
Karima Mokhtar
Egyptian actress
Died on Saturday January 14th 2017
Mohamed “Ad-Diba” Diab
Egyptian football player (Al Ittihad Alexandria Club)
Died on Saturday December 31st 2016
Ahmed Rateb
Egyptian actor
Died on Wednesday December 14th 2016
Zubaida Tharwat
Egyptian actress
Died on Wednesday December 14th 2016
Yehia El-Gamal
Egyptian politician
Died on Wednesday November 23rd 2016
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Egyptian actor (Al-Kit Kat)
Died on Sunday November 13th 2016
Farouk Shousha
Egyptian poet
Died on Friday October 14th 2016
Ahmad Salama Mabruk
Egyptian senior leader of Jabhat al-Nusra
Died on Monday October 3rd 2016
Hamdi Al Banbi
Egyptian businessman and politician
Died on Thursday August 11th 2016
Robert Mabro
Egyptian economist
Died on Tuesday August 2nd 2016
Mohamed Khan
Egyptian film director
Died on Tuesday July 26th 2016
Sayed Zayan
Egyptian actor
Died on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Nabil Nosair
Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)
Died on Saturday April 2nd 2016
Mostafa Kamal Tolba
Egyptian scientist
Died on Monday March 28th 2016
Ghais Abdel Malik
Egyptian Anglican prelate
Died on Wednesday March 2nd 2016
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
Egyptian journalist
Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Hamada Emam
Egyptian footballer (Zamalek SC)
Died on Saturday January 9th 2016
Hamdy Ahmed
Egyptian actor
Died on Friday January 8th 2016
Mamdouh Abdel-Alim
Egyptian actor
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir
Egyptian Coptic Catholic hierarch
Died on Sunday December 27th 2015
Edwar al-Kharrat
Egyptian novelist
Died on Tuesday December 1st 2015
Said Tarabeek
Egyptian actor
Died on Sunday November 15th 2015
Peter Donaldson
Egyptian-born British newsreader and radio broadcaster (BBC Radio 4)
Died on Tuesday November 3rd 2015
Gamal El-Ghitani
Egyptian author
Died on Sunday October 18th 2015
Gamal Al Ghitani
Egyptian author
Died on Sunday October 18th 2015
Jamal Al Ghitani
Egyptian author
Died on Sunday October 18th 2015
Ihab Hassan
Egyptian-born American literary theorist
Died on Thursday September 10th 2015
Ibtihal Salem
Egyptian author
Died on Saturday August 15th 2015
Nour El-Sherif
Egyptian actor and conspiracist
Died on Tuesday August 11th 2015
Sami El-Adl
Egyptian television actor
Died on Friday July 10th 2015
Omar Sharif
Egyptian actor (Doctor Zhivago
Died on Friday July 10th 2015
Nasser al-Hafi
Egyptian lawyer and politician
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2015
Hisham Barakat
Egyptian prosecutor
Died on Monday June 29th 2015
Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni
Egyptian-born Armenian Catholic hierarch
Died on Thursday June 25th 2015
Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
Egyptian diplomat
Died on Saturday December 21st 2013
Ahmed Fouad Negm
Egyptian vernacular poet
Died on Tuesday December 3rd 2013
Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed
Egyptian military leader
Died on Tuesday December 3rd 2013
Ratiba El-Hefny
Egyptian opera singer and director (Cairo Opera House)
Died on Monday September 16th 2013
Osama El-Baz
Egyptian diplomat
Died on Saturday September 14th 2013
Abdelrahman El-Trabely
Egyptian Olympic wrestler (2012)
Died on Monday August 19th 2013
Ibrahim Youssef
Egyptian Olympic (1984) footballer (Zamalek SC)
Died on Wednesday July 10th 2013
Ahmed Rushdi
Egyptian interior minister (1984–1986)
Died on Thursday July 4th 2013
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
Egyptian royal
Died on Tuesday July 2nd 2013
Georges Moustaki
Egyptian-born French singer and songwriter
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Farouk Abdel Wahab Mustafa
Egyptian translator
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Mohamed Yousri Salama
Egyptian political leader
Died on Sunday March 24th 2013
Mindy Baha El Din
Egyptian environmentalist
Died on Monday March 18th 2013
Mahmoud Salem
Egyptian author
Died on Sunday February 24th 2013
Rushdi Said
Egyptian geologist
Died on Friday February 8th 2013
Gamal al-Banna
Egyptian author and scholar
Died on Wednesday January 30th 2013
Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi
Egyptian politician
Died on Monday December 22nd 2014
Zaki Osman
Egyptian international footballer
Died on Friday November 14th 2014
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
Egyptian actress
Died on Monday November 3rd 2014
Radwa Ashour
Egyptian writer and academic
Died on Sunday November 30th 2014
Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut
Egyptian prelate
Died on Sunday November 23rd 2014
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
American writer (The Egypt Game)
Died on Tuesday October 7th 2014
Atef Ebeid
Egyptian politician
Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Abu Al-Izz Al-Hariri
Egyptian politician
Died on Wednesday September 3rd 2014
Mustafa Hussein
Egyptian cartoonist and journalist
Died on Saturday August 16th 2014
Morkos Hakim
Egyptian Coptic Catholic hierarch
Died on Monday August 11th 2014
Khalil Morsi
Egyptian actor
Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Saeed Saleh
Egyptian actor (Madrast Al-Mushaghebeen)
Died on Friday August 1st 2014
Abdel Hamid Shaheen
Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)
Died on Wednesday July 2nd 2014
Hasan Tawfiq
Egyptian poet and journalist
Died on Monday June 30th 2014
Attia Sharara
Egyptian composer and conductor
Died on Sunday June 15th 2014
Abdallah Kamal
Egyptian newspaper journalist
Died on Friday June 13th 2014
Hussein al-Imam
Egyptian actor and musician
Died on Saturday May 17th 2014
Taha Basry
Egyptian football player and manager
Died on Wednesday April 2nd 2014
Bassem Sabry
Egyptian journalist
Died on Tuesday April 29th 2014
Muhammad Qutb
Egyptian Islamist author and academic
Died on Friday April 4th 2014
Demis Roussos
Egyptian-born Greek singer ("Forever and Ever")
Died on Sunday January 25th 2015
Faten Hamama
Egyptian actress (The Angel of Mercy
Died on Saturday January 17th 2015
Maher Hathout
Egyptian-born American Islamic leader
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2015
Sami Farag
Egyptian judge
Died on Saturday February 21st 2015
Ibrahim Yusri
Egyptian actor (The Terrorist)
Died on Tuesday April 21st 2015
Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi
Egyptian poet
Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2015
Hassan El-Shazly
Egyptian footballer (Tersana
Died on Tuesday April 21st 2015