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Most Famous Egyptian Writers
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Egypt 203
1,521 NM Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian Novelist 1911–2006
5,227 SQ 
Sayyid Qutb Egyptian Author 1906–1966
Sayyid Qutb Egyptian Author 1906–1966 9,673 TH 
Taha Hussein Egyptian Linguist 1889–1973
Taha Hussein Egyptian Linguist 1889–1973 10,000 NE 
Nawal El Saadawi Egyptian Writer b. 1931
Nawal El Saadawi Egyptian Writer b. 1931 15,716 IK 
Ibn Kathir Egyptian Historian 1301–1373
Ibn Kathir Egyptian Historian 1301–1373 25,354 A Al-Suyuti Egyptian Historian 1445–1505
28,171 A 
Al-Dhahabi Egyptian Historian 1274–1348
Al-Dhahabi Egyptian Historian 1274–1348 34,688 AA 
Abbās al-Aqqād Egyptian Writer 1889–1964
Abbās al-Aqqād Egyptian Writer 1889–1964 37,095 YI 
Yusuf Idris Egyptian Writer 1927–1991
Yusuf Idris Egyptian Writer 1927–1991 37,423 GE 
Gamal El-Ghitani Egyptian Novelist 1945–2015
Gamal El-Ghitani Egyptian Novelist 1945–2015 48,443 MM 
Mustafa Mahmoud Egyptian Philosopher 1921–2009
Mustafa Mahmoud Egyptian Philosopher 1921–2009 49,338 YZ 
Youssef Ziedan Egyptian Scholar b. 1958
Youssef Ziedan Egyptian Scholar b. 1958 49,617 V( Valentinus (Gnostic) Egyptian Philosopher 135–160
50,164 A Al-Busiri Egyptian Poet 1212–1294
79,591 AR 
Abdel Rahman Badawi Egyptian Philosopher 1917–2002
Abdel Rahman Badawi Egyptian Philosopher 1917–2002 89,182 AR 
Ahmed Rami (poet) Egyptian Poet 1892–1981
Ahmed Rami (poet) Egyptian Poet 1892–1981 97,454 HI 
Hafez Ibrahim Egyptian Poet 1872–1932
Hafez Ibrahim Egyptian Poet 1872–1932 135,425 LA Louis Awad Egyptian Writer 1915–1990
142,223 A Al-Qifti Egyptian Scholar 1172–1248
190,197 MA 
Mustafa Abdel-Razek Egyptian Philosopher 1885–1947
Mustafa Abdel-Razek Egyptian Philosopher 1885–1947 210,114 SA Sayyid Al-Qemany Egyptian Philosophes b. 1947
214,398 SA Said Aburish Egyptian Journalist 1935–2012
286,019 AA Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol Egyptian Poet 1940–1983
314,228 YT Yahya Taher Abdullah Egyptian Writer 1938–1981
314,459 MZ Mahmoud Zakzouk Egyptian Philosopher 1933–2020
485,967 AA Aziz Abaza Egyptian Poet 1898–1973
487,919 A Al-Abshihi Egyptian Poet 1388–1446
607,767 A al-Ballanūbī Egyptian Poet d. 1100
856,556 FG Farouk Gouida Egyptian Journalist
985,864 TH 
Tammam Hassan Egyptian Historian 1918–2011
Tammam Hassan Egyptian Historian 1918–2011 989,577 FF Francis Fèvre Egyptian Historian b. 1951
1,058,745 IK Ihsan Kamal Egyptian Writer b. 1934
1,164,335 MN Mohamed Nagui Egyptian Writer 1947–2014
1,677,398 SS Salama Soliman Egyptian Literary 1939–2003
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