Mahmoud Kassem (Arabic:محمود القاسم) (9 July 1949) was an Alexandria-born writer, translator, film critic, and professor.
[citation needed] Kassem held several positions away from the field of literature, working in the Information Department of the UNESCO National Division from 1975 until 1977, then at the Institute of Commercial Art of the Technological College of Alexandria as Head of the Library Department from 1977 until 1984, and at the Egypt Foreign Trade Company of Alexandria from 1984 until 1985.
He used his scientific studies to present stories about science in a simplified manner, and to gather knowledge to create encyclopedias for the development of peoples.
He published about ten novels in the past, 20 books on Egyptian cinema, and more than 10,000 articles in Arabic newspapers and magazines.
[1][2] In addition, kassem translated 12 works into French, including four issues by the Egyptian-French writer, Albert Qasiri.