Radwa Ashour Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at July 23, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Radwa Ashour Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Radwa Ashour Facts

Full Name	Radwa Ashour
Birthdate	May 26, 1946
Birth Place	Egypt
Age (in 2025)	79 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Novelist

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Radwa Ashour Age & Birthday

Radwa Ashour is best known as Novelist who has born on May 26, 1946 in Egypt. Currently, Radwa Ashour is 79 years, 1 months and 28 days old. Radwa Ashour will celebrate 80th birthday on Tuesday, 26th of May 2026. Below the countdown to Radwa Ashour upcoming birthday.

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Radwa Ashour Biography

About

Egyptian novelist who specialized in Black poetics and other Afro-American critical writing. She is best known for having published several novels including Granada, Apparitions, Siraj, and Blue Lorries.

Before Fame

She graduated from Cairo University with her BA in 1967. She then went on to earn her MA from the University in 1972. She earned her Ph.D. in African American Literature in 1975 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her first book The Journey was published in 1983.

Trivia

She won the Constantine Cavafy Prize for literature in 2007.

Family Life

She was born and raised in El-Manial. She married Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti in 1970 and together they had a son named Tamim al-Barghouti in 1977.

Associated With

Tawfiq Alhakim and Naguib Mahfouz are fellow novelists and writers from Egypt.

Top Asked Questions about Radwa Ashour

How old is Radwa Ashour in 2025?

Radwa Ashour is 79 years old today.

When was Radwa Ashour born?

Radwa Ashour was born on May 26, 1946 in Egypt.

What is Radwa Ashour zodiac sign?

Radwa Ashour zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Radwa Ashour best known for?

Radwa Ashour was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Radwa Ashour's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Radwa Ashour's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Radwa Ashour was born on Sunday, 146^th day / 21^st week of 1946
Radwa Ashour has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Radwa Ashour birthday is XXVI.V.MCMXLVI
Radwa Ashour's birthstone is Emerald
Radwa Ashour's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Radwa Ashour age in year is 79 years old
Radwa Ashour age in month is 949 months old
Radwa Ashour age in day is 28913 days old
Radwa Ashour age in hour is 693912 hours old
Radwa Ashour age in minute is 41634720 minutes old
Radwa Ashour age in second is 2498083200 seconds old
Next Radwa Ashour birthday is on Tuesday, May 26th 2026
Radwa Ashour age in next birthday (2026) is 80 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 26, 1946 birthday

Historical Events on Radwa Ashour Birthday (May 26)

Below are historical events that coincided with Radwa Ashour's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1981	Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due).
1981	An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.
1983	The 7.8 Mw  Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
1986	The European Community adopts the European flag.
1991	Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
1991	Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri Province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board.
1998	The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
1998	The first "National Sorry Day" is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people.
1998	A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 crashes near Erdenet, Orkhon Province, Mongolia, resulting in 28 deaths.
2002	The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.
2003	Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 crashes in the Turkish town of Maçka, killing 75.
2004	United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
2008	Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million.
2020	Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, before becoming widespread across the United States and around the world.
2021	Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California, United States.
1983	The birth of Demy de Zeeuw, Dutch footballer
1983	The birth of Nathan Merritt, Australian rugby league player
1985	The birth of Monika Christodoulou, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985	The birth of Ashley Vincent, English footballer
1986	The birth of Michel Tornéus, Swedish long jumper
1987	The birth of Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer
1988	The birth of Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
1988	The birth of Dani Samuels, Australian discus thrower
1988	The birth of Damian Williams, American football player
1989	The birth of Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
1991	The birth of Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress
1993	The birth of Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer
1993	The birth of Jimmy Vesey, American ice hockey player
1996	The birth of Lara Goodall, South African cricketer
1999	The birth of Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer
2013	The death of Jack Vance, American author (b. 1916)
2014	The death of Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American academic and neuropharmacologist (b. 1933)
2014	The death of William R. Roy, American physician, journalist, and politician (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Vicente Aranda, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Les Johnson, Australian politician and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Robert Kraft, American astronomer and academic (b. 1927)
2015	The death of João Lucas, Portuguese footballer (b. 1979)
2016	The death of Hedy Epstein, German-born American human rights activist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-born American politician (b. 1928)
2019	The death of Prem Tinsulanonda, Former Prime Minister of Thailand
2022	The death of Andy Fletcher, English musician (b. 1961)
2022	The death of Ray Liotta, American actor (b. 1954)
2022	The death of Alan White, English drummer (b. 1949)

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