Wael el-Ebrashy

Wael el-Ebrashy (Arabic: وائل الإبراشي; 26 October 1963 – 9 January 2022) was an Egyptian journalist and television presenter.

Wael el-Ebrashy
وائل الإبراشي
Born(1963-10-26)26 October 1963
Sherbin, El Dakhlia, Egypt, United Arab Republic
Died9 January 2022(2022-01-09) (aged 58)
Cairo, Egypt
Other namesWael Elebrashy
Wāʾil al-Ibrāšī
OccupationJournalist and television presenter

Life and career

Born in Sherbin, Elebrashy started his career as a journalist in the magazine Rose al-Yūsuf, and later worked as editor-in-chief of the newspaper Sawt Al-Umma, from which he resigned in 2010.[1][2]

He started his career as a television talk show host for the private TV stations Dream TV and ON E channel, and later landed in the state television Channel 1, where he presented the popular talk show Al-Tesea ("“9 o'clock").[1][2]

In December 2020, el-Ebrashy contracted COVID-19, which caused severe damage to his lungs; he was discharged from the hospital three months later but never fully recovered. el-Ebrashy died on 9 January 2022, at the age of 58.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Al-Masry Al-Youm (10 January 2022). "Egypt's state TV mourns the veteran journalist and TV host Wael el-Ebrashy". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. Kamal Tabikha (9 January 2022). "Veteran Egyptian talk show host Wael El Ebrashy dies of Covid-19". The National. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. "وفاة الإعلامي المصري وائل الإبراشي بعد صراع مع "كورونا"". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.


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