High ranked sources of Egypt's Culture Ministry revealed that Sherif Al-Gayyar was nominated to head the Book General Organization succeeding the columnist, Hilmi Al -Namnam who was assigned to lead the ministry, al-Bawaba News reported Sunday. Al-Gayyar, professor in Criticism and Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts, Beni-Suef University, was born in Cairo 1970, holds a PhD in Criticism and Comparative Literature, faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University in Mar. 2003. He also holds a master degree in literary criticism, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University in Jan. 1998.