Muhammad Taymur (1892 – February 24, 1921) was an Egyptian playwright, fiction writer, poet, and literary critic.

He wrote the first short story in Arabic literature,[1] Fi al-Qitar ("On the Train"), in the early 20th century.

He was a member of Al-Madrasa al-Ḥadītha literary movement.

His father is writer and historian Ahmed Taymour, his younger brother is writer Mahmud Taymur,[2] and his aunt is poet and social activist Aisha Taymur.

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