Al-Ahram's Veteran Writer Salah Montaser Passes away Aged 87

On Sunday, Al-Ahram’s writer and journalist, Salah Montaser, passed away after a long struggle with illness at the age of 87 years.

The deceased was one of the veteran writers for Al-Ahram newspaper. He was also a member of the Shura Council, a member of the Supreme Council of the Press in Egypt, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Media Center.

Montaser was born in Damietta. He joined the Faculty of Law and then worked with the great professor Hassanein Heikal as a journalist at Al-Ahram Foundation until he reached the highest levels of journalism, then began writing his famous column “Just an Opinion”, which he became famous for during the past years.

In addition, Montaser was a member of the Rotary Club, editor-in-chief of October magazine, and chairman of the board of directors of Dar Al Maaref for printing and publishing.