An Egyptian author and writer, who was born in 1933 in Cairo. Ibrahim Masoud presented many important works in Egyptian cinema during his long artistic career, and the first detective story he wrote in his life was “Premeditated Murder,” which was adapted into the TV series A Symphony of Intelligence (1974). He wrote the screenplays of numerous series, including The Two Brothers and The Fox. In cinema, he wrote the screenplays for Execution of a Dead Man, Well of Treason, and Help Us. In the theater, he presented the play Atiya the Terrorist (1992). He's known for his espionage and psychological storylines. He died on May 27, 2016, after a long struggle with illness, at age 83.