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Wahid Hamed | |
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Born | Beni Quraysh,
Sharqia Governorate,
Egypt | July 1, 1944
Died | January 2, 2021
Cairo, Egypt | (aged 76)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1974–2021 |
Wahid Hamed ( Arabic: وحيد حامد; 1 July 1944 – 2 January 2021) was an Egyptian screenwriter. [1]
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]
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]
Hamed died on 2 January 2021 at the age of 76 in Cairo, Egypt. [5] [6]