Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (Arabic: محمد حسنين هيكل ‎; 23 September 1923 – 17 February 2016) was an Egyptian journalist. For 17 years (1957–1974), he was editor-in-chief of the Cairo newspaper Al-Ahram and was a commentator on Arab affairs for more than 50 years.

Feb 13, 2025 · Muhammad Hassanein Heikal, leading Egyptian journalist who gained fame as the editor in chief (1957–74) of Al-Ahram, the semiofficial Egyptian newspaper. During his tenure it was called The New York Times of the Arab world, partly because of …

Feb 22, 2016 · The late Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, leading Egyptian journalist and a respected commentator on Arab affairs for almost six decades, is remembered primarily for his journalistic passion and chronicling of Egyptian history.

Feb 18, 2016 · CAIRO — Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, an Egyptian journalist and historian who was an alter ego to President Gamal Abdel Nasser and for a time became an informal adviser to President Abdel Fattah...

Apr 14, 2016 · A well-connected journalist, commentator, and master propagandist, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal crafted the message of former president and pan-Arab nationalist Gamal Abd al-Nasser and defended his legacy long after his death.

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (23 September 1923 – 17 February 2016) was an Egyptian journalist. For 17 years (1957–1974), he was editor-in-chief of the Cairo newspaper Al-Ahram . He was a commentator on Arab affairs for more than 50 years. [ 1 ]

Feb 24, 2016 · This near-legend in the circles of Egyptian journalism, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, passed away in Cairo on Wednesday 17 February at age 93. Mohamed Hassanein Heikal was born in 1923 in the district of al-Hussein in Islamic Cairo. His father, a grain trader, hailed from Dairut in Upper Egypt.

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, the Arab world's best known political commentator, died on Wednesday at age 92, Egyptian state television reported.

Feb 18, 2016 · Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, the guru of Egyptian and Arab journalism and the ultimate inside storyteller of key political events in Egypt and across the region after World War II, passed away today at the age of 93 after a short illness that ended a momentous career and a highly eventful life.

Heikal was a former adviser and confidant to Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nasser and was once imprisoned by the Anwar Sadat regime for opposing its pro-Israel policies.