Naguib Mahfouz
Birth date
December 11, 1911
Death date
August 30, 2006
Place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
Profession
Writing
Age
94 years
Biography
Naguib Mahfouz, (born December 11, 1911, Cairo, Egypt—died August 30, 2006, Cairo), Egyptian novelist and screenplay writer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, the first Arabic writer to be so honoured.
Also known as
نجيب محفوظNajeeb Mahfouzنجيب محفوظ عبدالعزيز إبراهيم أحمد الباشا
