Egypt’s revolutionary poet passes away at 84
5 Dec 2013 4:54 AM IST
‘Ahmed Fouad Negm passed away. He was 84,’ Mohammed Hashem said.
Negm spent a total of 18 years in jail for his strident criticism of former Egyptian presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak.
He became recognised as a voice of protest in 1967 when he wrote poems on the Arab-Israel war, which were highly acclaimed.
During the 2011 anti-Mubarak revolt, protesters often recited his revolutionary poems at Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square - epicentre of the 18-day uprising against the former strongman.
Negm spent a total of 18 years in jail for his strident criticism of former Egyptian presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak.
He became recognised as a voice of protest in 1967 when he wrote poems on the Arab-Israel war, which were highly acclaimed.
During the 2011 anti-Mubarak revolt, protesters often recited his revolutionary poems at Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square - epicentre of the 18-day uprising against the former strongman.
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