Ministry of Information (Egypt)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Information of Egypt was the ministry in charge of media
and information
in Egypt
. Its headquarters were in Cairo
. The position of Minister was held by Anas el-Fiqqi
from 2004 until he resigned from the position during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. The position was abolished when the new Cabinet of Egypt
was created under Essam Sharaf
.
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
and information
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. Its headquarters were in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. The position of Minister was held by Anas el-Fiqqi
Anas el-Fiqqi
Anas el-Fiqqi is an Egyptian politician....
from 2004 until he resigned from the position during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. The position was abolished when the new Cabinet of Egypt
Cabinet of Egypt
The Cabinet of Egypt is the chief executive body of the Arabic Republic of Egypt. It consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers....
was created under Essam Sharaf
Essam Sharaf
Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf is an Egyptian academic who has been Prime Minister of Egypt since 3 March 2011. He served as Minister of Transportation from 2004 to 2005.-Early life and education:...
.