Egyptian journalist Hamdi Kandil died last night after 82 years of conflict with a disease that put an end to a long process interspersed with works that brought him appreciation inside and outside Egypt.
His brother Asim Qandil announced his death via social media sites. Hafez al-Mirazi said he died 10 days after his health deteriorated. He was connected to an artificial respirator at the Saudi German Hospital in Cairo. He said he was suffering from renal failure and was undergoing dialysis sessions. .
The death also confirmed local media, including Al-Ahram and Akhbar Al-Youm newspapers. Al-Ahram said the deceased would pray on Thursday at the Salah al-Rahim mosque.
Hamdi Qandil is among Egyptian newspapers and magazines, including Akhbar Al Youm, but he is famous for two television programs: "Editor in Chief" on Egyptian TV and "Pencil" on Dubai TV. He monitored and analyzed the political and social situation in the Arab world.
He also had political positions before the January 2011 revolution, where he was appointed the previous year for a speech by the opposition National Front for Change, one of its most prominent founders, Mohamed ElBaradei.
He won several awards, including the media personality of 2013, and the following year, a book was published documenting his autobiography "I lived twice". Kandil was born in 1936 and is married to Najla Fathi.