An Egyptian director, born on May 21, 1951. He obtained a diploma in directing at the High Cinema Institute in 1976. He worked at the beginning of his career as an assistant to director Hassan El Imam, then as a director of documentary films, the first of which was Industrial Development in 1980. He has also worked as a producer and director through his own company. He presented many works, including The Puppeteer, and I Want Love and Tenderness. He is a director, known for El-Farah (1999), Ayoub (1983) and Fi el eshk w elsafar (1991).