An Egyptian director and screenwriter, born on December 12, 1924. He studied cinema at the British Film Institute in 1954 and traveled to America in 1960 to study script and television directing. He debuted his artistic career as an assistant director in 1955 for a number of directors, including Salah Abu Seif. He worked on television since its beginning, and he directed many TV series and programs. He passed away on July 8, 1989.