Biography

An Egyptian director, born in Alexandria but raised in Port Said. He joined the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo to study script and graduated in 2009. Before graduating, he directed a short film called Mocha. His first documentary film Living Skin (2010), dealt with poverty and what the poor face, and won several important awards. His first feature film Poisonous Roses won 17 awards from international and local festivals, the most important of which are 3 awards from the Cairo International Film Festival. He works as a professional screenwriter with a number of production companies in the development of dramatic television content, which resulted in the experience of The Thief, TV dramatic episodes of 10 minutes.