Bahiga Hafez (Arabic: بهيجة حافظ, 13 December 1908 – 4 August 1983)[1] was an Egyptian screenwriter, composer, director, editor, producer and actress.

[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Bahiga Hafez was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt to an aristocratic family with ties to monarchy.

[6] Also upon her return to Egypt, Hafez released an album entitled Bahiga that played on the radio broadcast of the time.

This caused her family to disinherit her, since working in cinema was seen as shameful at the time, especially for someone of her social status.

Hafez worked as director, producer (with Fanar Films), co-screenwriter, composer, and lead actress.