2019 in Egypt

Events in the year 2019 in Egypt.

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Events

January

• 6 January – A bomb outside a Coptic church in Nasr City kills a policeman, two days before Christmas celebrations.^[1]

• 23 January – A car bombing targeting security forces in Giza killed or wounded 10 soldiers. HASM claimed responsibility for the attack.^[2]

February

• 7-20 February – Egypt executes 15 men in three waves, including nine for the 2015 assassination of former prosecutor Hisham Barakat; human rights groups criticize the trials.^[3]
• 27 February – Ramses Station rail disaster: A train smashes into a barrier inside Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt, causing an explosion and a fire, killing 25 people and injuring 40 others.^[4]

April

• Constitutional amendments are approved in an unfair referendum, extending President al-Sisi’s term from four to six years and expanding his control over the judiciary.^[1]
• Egypt hosts the 64th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) amid visa delays, sexual assault of two female participants, and physical surveillance of attendees.^[1]

June

• 21 June –The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations begins.

August

• 4 August – 2019 Cairo bombing: A car bombing outside Cairo’s National Cancer Institute kills 20 people and injures dozens.^[5][6]

September

• 20 September – Anti-government protests break out in Cairo, Suez, and other cities after corruption allegations are made against President Sisi.^[7]
• 22 September – 274 protesters are arrested in Cairo, Suez City, Port Said, Alexandria, and other cities after the actor and contractor Mohamed Ali alleges Sisi and top military officers are enriching themselves by building palaces and hotels.^[8]

October

• Archaeologists unearth 30 ancient wooden coffins with inscriptions and paintings in Luxor; the coffins are later moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids.^[9]
• The European Parliament adopts a resolution condemning the abuse in Egypt and North Sinai.^[1]

Deaths

 

Mohamed Morsi

March

• 23 March – Abdel Hadi Kandil, chemist and politician (born 1935)

May

• 5 May – Hani Shukrallah, journalist (born 1950)^[10]

June

• 5 June – Mohamed Negm, actor and comedian (born 1944)^[11]
• 17 June – Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt (born 1951)^[12]

July

• 1 July – Ezzat Abou Aouf, actor (born 1948)^[13]
• 21 July – Adel Zaky, Roman Catholic prelate (born 1947)^[14]
• 25 July – Farouk al-Fishawy, actor (born 1952)^[15]

September

• 4 September – Abdullah Morsi, son of Mohamed Morsi (born 1994)^[16]

November

• 7 November – Haitham Ahmed Zaki, actor (born 1984)^[17]

References

1. Human Rights Watch (2019-12-12), "Egypt: Events of 2019", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2025-08-26
2. "Egypt". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
3. Michaelson, Ruth (2019-02-20). "Nine executed in Egypt over Hisham Barakat assassination". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
4. "Deadly fire after train crashes at Cairo's main station". France 24. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
5. "Twenty dead in explosion outside Cairo hospital". Reuters. Haitham Ahmed, Alaa Swilam and Mahmoud Reda Mourad. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
6. "Egypt identifies perpetrator behind Monday's hospital car bombing". Reuters. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
7. Michaelson, Ruth (2019-09-27). "Egypt's Tahrir Square on lockdown as regime moves to stifle protests". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
8. Riot police crack down on spontaneous demonstrations against President Sisi in cities across Egypt Archived 3 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine by Borzou Daragahi, The Independent, 22 Sep 2020
9. "Archaeologists in Egypt unearth dozens of unopened ancient coffins". ABC News. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
10. "Prominent Egyptian journalist, Ahram Online founder Hani Shukrallah dies at 69". Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
11. "Egyptian theatre star Mohamed Negm dies at 75". Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
12. "Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial". BBC News. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
13. "Veteran Egyptian actor Ezzat Abu Auf dies at 70". July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
14. "Bishop Adel Zaky". Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
15. "Egyptian actor Farouk Al Fishawy dies, aged 67, following cancer battle". 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
16. "Son of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies aged 25". The Guardian. Associated Press. September 5, 2019.
17. "Actor Haitham, son of film star Ahmed Zaki, dies at 35". EgyptToday. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.