Mohamed Mustagab (1938–2006) was an Egyptian novelist and short story writer.
He had little formal education and was involved in the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s.
He eventually turned to journalism and writing, and rose to the position of director at the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo.
[2] As a writer, he published his first short story in the pages of al-Hilal magazine in 1968.
He published several volumes of fiction, including novels and short stories.