Wahid Hamed (Arabic: وحيد حامد; 1 July 1944 – 2 January 2021) was an Egyptian screenwriter.[1]

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Wahid Hamed
Hamed in 2019
Born	(1944-07-01)July 1, 1944 Beni Quraysh, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Died	January 2, 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 76) Cairo, Egypt
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1974–2021

Personal life

Hamed was born in Beni Quraysh, Sharqia Governorate.[2] He moved to Cairo in 1963 to study in the Department of Sociology at Cairo University.[3]

He was married to Zeinab Sweidan, with whom he had his son, Marwan.[2]

Work as a screenwriter

According to Egypt Independent; "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 Samir Seif, Sherif Arafa and Atef El-Tayeb. He won several awards for his work. In 2020, he won the Golden Pyramid Appreciation Award from the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival for Lifetime Achievement.[4]

Death

Hamed died on 2 January 2021 at the age of 76 in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6]

References

External links

• Wahid Hamed at IMDb 

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