
An Egyptian theater director in the field of theater. He obtained a Bachelor of Science from Cairo University in 1954, a Special Diploma in Education and Psychology from Ain Shams University in 1955, a Bachelor of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts with honors in 1958, among other degrees. At the beginning of his life, he worked as a science teacher, and during his artistic career, he held several positions, including the dean of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts from 1975 to1979. He is a full-time professor at the Institute since 2006. He also authored several books in the field of theater and cinema, including My Life in the Theater. He began his directorial debut in A Widow and Three Daughters (1965). He made during his career a large number of successful plays, including Ateya the Terrorist, West Side Story, and The School of the Misfits, which is his most famous one.

درب ابن برقوق
TV • 2000

Love and other things
TV • 1986

أيام المنيرة
TV • 1994

Mothers in Exile
MOVIE • 1981

A Lifetime of Joy
MOVIE • 2020

Min Khaf Selim
MOVIE • 1987

The Basement
MOVIE • 1987

Don't Lose Your Mind
MOVIE • 1985

A Widow with Three Daughters
MOVIE • 1965

Mawad maa al-qadar
MOVIE • 1986

Elkhatim
MOVIE • 1987

El Baghbaghan
MOVIE • 1984