Fatma Moussa Mahmoud (Arabic: فاطمة موسى محمود) (April 25, 1927 – Cairo, October 13, 2007),[1][2] was an Egyptian academic, translator, and literary critic.

She frequently quoted from One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: ألف ليلة وليلة), showing its influence on Western literature.

She continued to teach classes for graduate students in Cairo university, supervise doctoral theses, and manage the translation committee of the Supreme Council of Culture.

She also worked as Rapporteur of the Translation Committee of the Supreme Council of Culture, and Chief Executive of the Egyptian Pen Association.

[9] Their middle daughter Laila is a professor of mathematics at Cairo University and a well-known left-wing human rights activist.