Mahmud Abu al-Fath
Egyptian journalist
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| Intro | Egyptian journalist | |
| Places | Egypt | |
| was | Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1885 | |
| Death | 1 January 1958 (aged 73 years) |
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Mahmud Abu al-Fath (1885-1958) was an Egyptian journalist, editor of the Wafdist newspaper al-Misri.
In 1954 Alu Al-Fath was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for his criticisms of Nasser. He claimed asylum in Syria, later travelling to Iraq and taking Iraqi citizenship.