He was born on February 3, 1913, in the village of Kafr Bulin, Kom Hamada Center, Beheira Governorate.

His literary works were mostly transformed into cinematic films because of the richness of the events, characters and the surrounding environment ...

A literary library was established in his name in his village of Kafr Bulin, which is affiliated with Kom Hamada in the Buhaira governorate.

He translated many of his works into Persian, English, French, Italian, Chinese and German.

Among the most famous critics who dealt with his works is Professor Dr. Helmi Mohamed Al-Qaoud in his book The Impossible Sunset (original text: alghurub almustahil).