Hasan Tawfiq (Arabic: حسن توفيق, ALA-LC: Ḥasan Tawfīq; 31 August 1943 – 30 June 2014) was an Egyptian poet, literary critic and journalist.
[3] Tawfiq was known in the Arab world as a journalist and in Egypt he worked for some time as editor-in-chief of the Ar-Raya journal.
Tawfiq noted who had a significant influence on his future works: "After my teacher, miss Suheir al-Qalmawi, has read my verses, I became her favorite student.
I didn't understand some moments, but soon I found my teacher, professor Muhammad Mandur, who translated this poem into Arabic.
Tawfiq compared al-Mutanabbi's panegyrics to Sayf al-Daula, with Mohamed Hassanein Heikal's essays to late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser.