Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group, welcomed Osama Heikal, Chairman and CEO of the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) at his office on Al Wasl Road on Wednesday September 2, 2015. It was the first meeting between Al Habtoor and Heikal, who previously held the post of Minister of Information in Egypt after the January 2011 revolution.
Al Habtoor and Heikal discussed the political and economic situation in Egypt as well as the role of the media and ways it can be improved in the country. They also talked about their hopes for the Egyptian film industry.”
Al Habtoor said, “It would be lovely to see Egypt’s film industry return to its former glory. When I was growing up the industry there was at its height. The 1940s, 50s and 60s were considered the golden age of Egyptian cinema. It was renowned for its elegance and sophistication.”
The EMPC, founded in 2000, is an information and media complex located in the Egyptian capital Cairo.