Cairo Intl Book Fair to Honour Magdi Yacoub & Ahmed Lotfi El Sayed

The Higher Committee for the Cairo International Book Fair has selected Dr Magdi Yacoub and Ahmed Lotfi El Sayed as the figures of the fair’s 58th edition in 2027.

The committee also named late writer and novelist Mahmoud Salem and writer Gar Al Nabi El Helw as the figures of the Cairo Children’s Book Fair for the same edition.

The selections were approved during the committee’s third meeting, chaired by Dr Abdel Aziz Konsowa, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and acting Minister of Culture. The committee also approved ‘Egypt Reads’ as the official slogan for the 2027 edition and called for the fair’s visual identity to be developed around it.

The programme will include themes covering the book and publishing industry, writing rights, translation and intellectual property, artificial intelligence and the future of publishing, identity and digital culture, writers and books, notable figures and titles, and spaces for book signings and related events.