Said Ashour, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Said Ashour

Professor of History/Cairo University

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1922

Date of Death: 10-Sep-2009

Profession: scientist

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Said A.
Ashour (???? ??? ?????? ?????; 1922–2009) was a professor of History in Cairo University, he authored some 22 books Partial listing of Ashour books and published numerous papers and articles over his long career.
Dr.
Ashour was Chair of the Middle Ages section for many decades at the History Departments of Cairo University, Beirut Arab University [Beirut Arab University] in Lebanon and Kuwait University.
Dr.
Ashour taught at Alexandria University and was a visiting Professor in several universities throughout the Middle East. In Kuwait, Dr.
Ashour, a Sunni Muslim, gained recognition amongst the minority Shia'a community from his work on bridging the gap between Islam's two main sects.
Ashour was a long serving Chairman of the Society of Arab Historians, an academic institute encompassing membership from the entire Arab World and beyond.