An Egyptian playwright and theatre director. He began his career in theater in 1967 with the play "The Mask". He directed over 20 plays for the Labor Theater then moved to the Cultural Theater. He is the father of actors Manal and Sherif Salama. Some of his credits include The Killer, I'm Not a Thief, and Predestined. He died after a battle with liver disease on March 10, 1997.