Naguib Mahfouz

Summary

Naguib Mahfouz is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Al-Jamāliyah^[2]. He was born on December 11, 1911^[3]. He died in Agouza^[4]. He died on August 30, 2006^[5]. He worked as a novelist^[6], screenwriter^[7], translator^[8], playwright^[9], and writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,380 views/month, #6,845 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Naguib Mahfouz's place of birth was Al-Jamāliyah^[2].
• Naguib Mahfouz passed away in Agouza^[4].
• Naguib Mahfouz was born on December 11, 1911^[3].
• Naguib Mahfouz died on August 30, 2006^[5].
• Burial took place at Cairo^[12].
• Naguib Mahfouz was married to Atiyatullah Ibrahim^[13].
• Naguib Mahfouz held citizenship in Khedivate of Egypt^[14].
• Naguib Mahfouz held citizenship in Sultanate of Egypt^[15].
• Naguib Mahfouz held citizenship in Kingdom of Egypt^[16].
• Naguib Mahfouz held citizenship in Republic of Egypt^[17].
• Naguib Mahfouz held citizenship in United Arab Republic^[18].
• Naguib Mahfouz held citizenship in Egypt^[19].
• Arabic was Naguib Mahfouz's native language^[20].
• Egyptian Arabic was Naguib Mahfouz's native language^[21].
• Naguib Mahfouz's professions included novelist^[6].
• Naguib Mahfouz's professions included screenwriter^[7].
• Naguib Mahfouz worked as a translator^[8].
• Naguib Mahfouz's professions included playwright^[9].
• Naguib Mahfouz's professions included writer^[10].
• Naguib Mahfouz worked as an intellectual^[22].
• Naguib Mahfouz's field of work was writing^[23].
• Naguib Mahfouz's field of work was screenwriting^[24].
• Naguib Mahfouz's field of work was translation^[25].
• Naguib Mahfouz's field of work was journalism^[26].
• Naguib Mahfouz's field of work was playwriting^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: EG^[29]

• Began / founded: 1911-12-11^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2006-08-30^[31]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks, script-arab^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 801e60fc-0695-4e8f-a463-304552bf39e3^[33]

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Origins and Family

Naguib Mahfouz's place of birth was Al-Jamāliyah^[2]. He was born on December 11, 1911^[3]. Native languages include Arabic^[20] and Egyptian Arabic^[21].

Education

Naguib Mahfouz was educated at Cairo University^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[6], screenwriter^[7], translator^[8], playwright^[9], writer^[10], and intellectual^[22]. Fields of work include writing^[23], a skill^[35]; screenwriting^[24], an activity^[36]; translation^[25], an academic major^[37]; journalism^[26], an industry^[38]; playwriting^[27], a literary genre^[39]; and author^[40], an occupation^[41].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Respected Sir^[42], Rhadopis of Nubia^[43], Miramar^[44], Midaq Alley^[45], Children of Gebelawi^[46], and The Thief and the Dogs^[47]. Things named for Naguib Mahfouz include Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Prize in Literature^[49], a literary award^[50], in Sweden^[51], founded in 1901^[52]; Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral^[53], an order^[54], in Chile^[55], founded in 1977^[56]; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[57], a grade of an order^[58], in France^[59]; Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile^[60], a grade of an order^[61], in Egypt^[62], founded in 1953^[63]; Honorary doctorate from the University of Cairo^[64], an award^[65], in Egypt^[66]; and Cavafy Award^[67], an award^[68].

Personal Life

Naguib Mahfouz was married to Atiyatullah Ibrahim^[13]. His religion is recorded as Islam^[69].

Death and Burial

Naguib Mahfouz died on August 30, 2006^[5]. He died in Agouza^[4]. Recorded cause of death include chronic renal insufficiency^[70] and bacterial pneumonia^[71]. He is buried at Cairo^[12].

Why It Matters

Naguib Mahfouz ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,380 views/month, #6,845 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

He has been cited as an influence by Jamal Naji^[74], a writer^[75], 1954–2018^[76], of Jordan^[77].

Works attributed to him include Children of Gebelawi^[78], a literary work^[79]; Cairo Trilogy^[80], a series of creative works^[81]; Palace Walk^[82], a written work^[83]; Midaq Alley^[84], a written work^[85]; Adrift on the Nile^[86], a literary work^[87]; and The Thief and the Dogs^[88], a written work^[89]. Entities named for him include Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature^[48].

FAQs

Where was Naguib Mahfouz born?

Naguib Mahfouz was born in Al-Jamāliyah^[2].

Where did Naguib Mahfouz die?

Naguib Mahfouz died in Agouza^[4].

Who was Naguib Mahfouz married to?

Naguib Mahfouz's spouses include Atiyatullah Ibrahim^[13].

What did Naguib Mahfouz do for work?

Naguib Mahfouz worked as novelist^[6], screenwriter^[7], translator^[8], playwright^[9], and writer^[10].

Where did Naguib Mahfouz go to school?

Naguib Mahfouz was educated at Cairo University^[34].

What awards did Naguib Mahfouz receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Literature^[49], Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral^[53], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[57], and Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile^[60].

Who did Naguib Mahfouz influence?

Naguib Mahfouz has been cited as an influence by Jamal Naji^[74].