Contemporary Egyptian writer and novelist. He was born in Cairo in 1939, and obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Cairo University in 1960. - Among his works: Short stories: Cairo, 1964. Friday morning, 1970. The eternal traveler, 1999. Sheikha The Hollow Horse. Among the novels: Lemon Flower, 1978. Children Without Tears, 1989. Moon on the Swamp, 1993. Violet Eyes, 1999. Pink Days. He passed away on February 18, 2016.