Minister of Culture Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem and members of Egypt’s Supreme Council for Culture (SCC) announced Tuesday the winners of the State Awards.
The meeting was held in the Grand Theater of the Cairo Opera House.
The awards include the Nile Award, the Appreciation Award, and the Excellence award given in the three main areas: Arts, Literature, and Social Sciences.
The Nile Award was granted to three people in the fields of literature, arts, and social sciences. Each winner receives EGP 500,000 and a gold medal.
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The Nile Award in Literature was given to writer Ibrahim Abdel-Meguied, while the Nile Award in Arts was handed to director Dawood Abdel-Sayed, and the Nile Award in Social Sciences went to the late lawyer and head of the lawyers syndicate Ragi Attia.
The Nile Award for the Most Creative Arab personality was awarded to late Iraqi thinker Qais Al-Azzawi, who passed away in 2022.
The Nile Award for a creative Arab personality was created in 2018 in a bid to boost ties between Egypt and Arab creative minds.
Meanwhile, the award carries a prize of EGP 200,000 and a gold medal.
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The Appreciation Award in Arts was awarded to actor Rashwan Tawfik, architect Suhair Hawass, and Ahmed Nabil Suleiman.
The Appreciation Award in Literature went to writers Mohamed Abulfadl Badran, Youssef Hassan Nofal, and Kamal Ruhayem.
The Appreciation Awards in Social Sciences were awarded to Said Ismail, Abdel-Salam Abu-Qahf, and Moataz Sayed Abdallah.
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The Excellency Award in Literature went to writer Reem Bassiouny and Amr Fouad Dawara, while the Excellency Award in Arts was handed to Gamal Yaqoot and Ahmed Abdel-Kareem. The Excellency Award in Social Sciences was handed to late judge Tahany El-Gebaly, Iman Amer, and Ahmed Hassanien.
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