Egypt`s former minister of Health Mamdouh Farag (Photo: Al-Ahram)
The 87-year-old former Minister of Health, Mamdouh Gabr, passed away early Tuesday, Al-Ahram's Arabic news website reported.
Gabr had served as health minister for four years under the rule of former president Hosni Mubarak from 1978 to 1982.
Gabr also served as a secretary-general of the Red Crescent Society, and director of the Children's Hospital at Cairo University.
He also served as the head of the doctor`s syndicate as well as a parliamentarian during the Mubarak era.
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