Said Ashour

Said A. Ashour (سعيد عبد الفتاح عاشور; 1922–2009) was a professor of History in Cairo University, he authored some 22 books Partial listing of Ashour books and published numerous papers and articles over his long career. Dr. Ashour was Chair of the Middle Ages section for many decades at the History Departments of Cairo University, Beirut Arab University [Beirut Arab University] in Lebanon and Kuwait University. Dr. Ashour taught at Alexandria University and was a visiting Professor in several universities throughout the Middle East.

In Kuwait, Dr. Ashour, a Sunni Muslim, gained recognition amongst the minority Shia'a community from his work on bridging the gap between Islam's two main sects. Ashour was a long serving Chairman of the Society of Arab Historians, an academic institute encompassing membership from the entire Arab World and beyond.