Date of birth:

June 30 1947 

Mini-biography

A director whose films handled the daily life issues for people. He found a technique which is based on

"Art for Reality". He wanted to change reality by the issues; handled in his films.

He began his practical life as an assistant director after his graduation in the High Institution of Cinema, department of "Directing" in Cairo in 1967

He worked with the director Abas Kamel in the movie "I am the Doctor" in 1967, and also Tawfeek Saleh in "The Daily Life Of a Civil Servant in the Countryside "

In 1969.He traveled to Poland in a scholarship for a year and half where he worked as an assistant for the director in "Desert and Forests " then he returned to Cairo to begin his work in the documentary film.

Many critics regarded him to be one of the most famous directors of the documentary film in Egypt. He left clear impresses that cannot be ignored. Some examples of his distinguished films "the Nimrod of the Tanks" in 1974,"A Doctor in the Countryside" in 1975, "The Gull" in 1977, and "Enlightenment" in 1978.These films were praised by the critics and got many local awards.

After being famous as a high type director With a high rank in the documentary film, he began his project in the novelistic film which will provide him with new abilities. The first novelistic film which might have opened new ways for him was "The Bloody Destinies" whose production was being cooperated with Algeria.

Examples of his works:

"Float number 70,"Bracelet and the band" in 1986,"Happy Day …. Bad Day" in 1988,"Kaboria","Savagely desire" in 1991,"Ice cream in Gleem" in 1992,"America shika bika" in 1993,"Strawberry war" in 1994," Hazelnuts skin" in 1995 , and "A traffic light" in 1995.

An award for his idea in the film" The Nimrod of the Tanks" in the festival of documentary and short films in 1975.

The scenario and directing award for many films in 1976 and 1977.

The country incentive award from the supreme council for Arts, Literature, and Social Science in 1978.