Abdel Rahman El Abnoudy (1938 - 2015) عبدالرحمن الأبنودي

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An Egyptian poet and writer, born in the village of Abnoud, Qena Governorate, in 1938, before he moved with his family to the city of Qena. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language from Cairo University, and was well versed in the Arabic language. He formed a creative...Read more trio with Amal Dunqul and Yahya Al-Taher, and they wrote classical poetry in the early sixties, after which he turned into colloquial poetry, which was turned into many songs for the most prominent singers, including Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohamed Roushdy and Shadia. He also wrote the lyrics of many TV series, such as Mountain Wolves and Al-Nadim. He wrote different stories about his life in Upper Egypt, which were published in separate episodes in Al-Ahram newspaper, and were collected in the book My Sweet Days, which was published in three parts. He passed away on April 21, 2015 at the age of 76.


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  • Al-Abanoudy was born in the village of Abanoud in the Egyptian governorate of Qena. His father was a “Maazoun” – a religious man who formalizes weddings. Al-Abanoudy later moved to...Read more the city of Qena where he was influenced by the songs of “al-Seera al-Hilaliyah”. He is married to the Egyptian television announcer Nehal Kamal and the couple have two daughters, Ayyah and Nour. Al-Abanoudy is among the best recognized Egyptian colloquial poets of all time, among the best known of his works is “al-Seera al-Hilaliyah” which is in fact a compilation of poetry authored by poets across Upper Egypt. His work “Ayyami al-Helwa” (“My Sweet Days”) is perhaps his best known novel – the work was published over several phases in the Egyptian newspaper “al-Ahram”. Throughout the book al-Abanoudy recalls different stories garnered from his experiences living in Upper Egypt.

  • An Egyptian poet and writer, born in the village of Abnoud, Qena Governorate, in 1938, before he moved with his family to the city of Qena. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Arabic...Read more Language from Cairo University, and was well versed in the Arabic language. He formed a creative trio with Amal Dunqul and Yahya Al-Taher, and they wrote classical poetry in the early sixties, after which he turned into colloquial poetry, which was turned into many songs for the most prominent singers, including Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohamed Roushdy and Shadia. He also wrote the lyrics of many TV series, such as Mountain Wolves and Al-Nadim. He wrote different stories about his life in Upper Egypt, which were published in separate episodes in Al-Ahram newspaper, and were collected in the book My Sweet Days, which was published in three parts. He passed away on April 21, 2015 at the age of 76.

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  • Birth Name:
  • Ahmed Abdel Moeen Abdel Aziz


  • Birth Country:
  • Egypt

  • Birth City:
  • Qina


  • Death Country:
  • Egypt

  • Death City:
  • Al Ismā`īlīyah



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