Wahid Hamed ( ar, وحيد حامد; 1 July 1944 – 2 January 2021) was an Egyptian screenwriter.

Personal life

Hamed was born in Beni Quraysh,

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. He moved to

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in 1963 to study in the Department of Sociology at

Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...

. He was married to Zeinab Sweidan, with whom he had his son,

Marwan Marwan, Merwan or Mervan ( ar, مروان ''marwān''), is an Arabic male given name derived from the word ''marū/ maruw'' (مرو) with the meaning of either minerals, "flint(-stone)", "quartz" or "a hard stone of nearly pure silica". However, ...

Work as a screenwriter

According to ''

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''; "Hamed was concerned with Egyptian society and important issues within the country, and was able to eloquently narrate Egypt’s conditions, dreams, and history." He worked with a number of directors, including

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Sherif Arafa Sherif Arafa ( ar, شريف عرفة) (born on December 25, 1960) is an Egyptian director, writer and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982. Sharif Arafa participated in the making of many of the movies in the histor ...

and

Atef El-Tayeb Atef El-Tayeb ( ar, عاطف الطيب ) (26 December 1947 – 23 June 1995) was an Egyptian film director. Alternative transliterations of his name are: ''Atef Al-Tayeb'' and ''Attef El Taieb''. His films often depicted the struggles of ...

. He won several awards for his work. In 2020, he won the Golden Pyramid Appreciation Award from the 42nd

Cairo International Film Festival The Cairo International Film Festival ( ar, مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي الدولي) is an annual internationally accredited film festival held in Cairo Opera House. It was established in 1976 and has taken place every year sin ...

for Lifetime Achievement.

Death

Hamed died on 2 January 2021 at the age of 76 in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamed, Wahid 1944 births 2021 deaths Egyptian screenwriters People from Sharqia Governorate Cairo University alumni