An Egyptian director and screenwriter, born on June 7, 1942. He graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy at Cairo University in 1965. After that, he joined the Film Institute, graduating in 1973. Among the most important films for which he wrote the screenplay: Al-Aqmar (1978), Al Kersh (1981), and The Bakery (1984). He also directed the movie Mister Dollar (1993).