Youssef Idris Ali (May 19, 1927 - August 1, 1991), an Egyptian short story writer, playwright, and novelist, born in 1927 in Al-Bayrum, Faqous Center, Egypt, and died on August 1, 1991, at the age of 64. He obtained his MBBS in 1947 and in 1951 he specialized in psychiatry. His life Youssef Idris was born on May 19, 1927. His father was a specialist in land reclamation, so he was affected by his father's frequent movement and lived far from the city. He sent his eldest son (Youssef) to live with his grandmother in the village. As chemistry and science attracted Joseph, he wanted to be a doctor. During his medical school years, he participated in many demonstrations against the British colonialists and the regime of King Farouk. In 1951, he became the Executive Secretary of the Students' Defense Committee, then the Secretary of the Students' Committee. In this capacity he published revolutionary magazines and was imprisoned and suspended for several months. While studying medicine, he tried to write his first short story, which was very popular among his colleagues. He worked as a doctor at Al-Qasr Al-Aini from 1951-1960; He tried to practice psychiatry in 1956, health inspector, then journalist editor in the Republic, 1960, writer for Al-Ahram newspaper, 1973 until 1982. He traveled several times to most of the Arab world and visited (between 1953 and 1980) France, England, America, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and other countries. Southeast Asia. Member of the Story Club, Writers Association, Writers Union, and International PEN Club.