Gaber Ahmed Asfour (Arabic: جابر أحمد عصفور, IPA: [ˈɡæːbeɾ ʕɑsˤˈfuːɾ]; 25 March 1944 – 31 December 2021) was an Egyptian academic and politician who was a professor at Cairo University from 1966.

He was appointed the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011.

[3][4] He had published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others.

[5][6] During the 2011 Egyptian protests, he was appointed minister of culture, but he resigned after only one week in office, citing health problems as the reason for his resignation.

[7] Asfour died on 31 December 2021, at the age of 77.