About Abdel Monem El Sawy

Born on February 20, 1918 in Beheira Province, Egypt Graduated with a B.A. from Cairo University, Department of Arabic Language and Literature Worked in journalism and was twice elected President of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate

Formed Egypt News Agency, the first Arabic news agency to be formed. 

Formed the First African Journalists Association, of which he became Chairman until his departure

Held the post of Chairman of UNESCO Publications Center Enriched the Arabic Library with a number of fiction and intellectual subjects. His most known is the five volume novel El Sakia (The Waterwheel); The Victim; Departure; Destiny; Repentance; and lastly Reckoning, which he did not finish Elected member of the People’s Assembly for El Zaher and Ezbekieh Constituency, and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly  Became Minister of Culture and Information in the cabinet of Mamdouh Salem, during the presidency of Anwar Sadat Appointed member of the Shura Council in its first period

Elected President of the Association of Long Distance Swimming and greatly contributed to the support of all fields of sports

Was a great defender of Arab causes.

December 7th, 1984 Abdel-Monem El Sawy died in Baghdad as he was giving his last oration on the Palestine issue.