Sunday 23/November/2025 – 12:26 PM
Adjective Acting Professions Syndicate It is with great sadness and sorrow that Mervat Salama, wife of the late Dr. Fawzi Fahmy, former president of the Academy of Arts and one of the symbols of culture in Egypt, passed away.
The union, headed by Dr. Ashraf Zaki, extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to the family of the deceased, praying to the Almighty God to shower her with His vast mercy and dwell her in His spacious gardens, and to inspire her family with patience and solace, and to reward her well and write down mercy and forgiveness for her.
The death of Mervat Salama
Journalist Mervat Salama passed away a short while ago, after she suffered a health crisis recently and her condition deteriorated in one of the major hospitals in Cairo.
Her brother’s son said in statements to Cairo 24 that the body will be funeral this afternoon from Al-Thawra Mosque in Nasr City, calling on everyone to pray for her mercy, and the funeral is scheduled to be held at the Police Mosque, with no date set yet.
Mervat Salama’s works
It is noteworthy that Mervat Salama began her artistic and media career on Egyptian television from an early age, and presented various programs ranging from cultural and social to programs intended for children, and one of her most prominent programs was the Teatro program, which was concerned with presenting plays and promoting theatrical works.
It also covered the Experimental Theater Festival for years, and the Watch Ya Salam program, which combined art and knowledge, in addition to social and awareness programs such as Without Appointment and Dunya, which were characterized by direct contact with the audience and interaction with people’s issues.
Mervat Salama held important positions in Egyptian television, including the presidency of the Egyptian satellite channel. She also held the position of vice president of television in previous periods of Maspero’s golden era. She is known as an educated media personality. Her work is not limited to entertainment only, but also carries awareness and cultural dimensions, always stressing the importance of reading and that the media must be a means of conveying thought, and not just a superficial presentation.
