Dirwish Al Asywti

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Born (1946-08-06) 6 August 1946 (age 79)
Occupationswriter, poet, playwright
Dirwish Al Asywti
Born (1946-08-06) 6 August 1946 (age 79)
Occupationswriter, poet, playwright

Dirwish Hanafi Darwish, better known as Darwish al-Asywti  (Arabic: درويش الأسيوطي). Dirwish (born August 6, 1946, in Hammamiya, Assiut Governorate, Egypt )  is a writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and researcher in Egyptian folklore.[1][2]

Dirwish received his Bachelor of Commerce from Ain Shams University in 1973, and he also obtained an MBA from Ain Shams University in 1974.[1][2]

Career

Dirwish started writing poetry since the preparatory stage, and began publishing in 1966 in Arab magazines and newspapers, including Al-Shier, Al- Hilal, October, Culture, Ibdaa Cairo, Al-Bayan and Al-Araby. He has also written radio skits and directed plays.  He also represented the Assiut National Theater Company and won the First Actor Award in 1971, then was appointed as a theater director in the popular culture in 1984. His works were presented at Al-Talia Theater, Youth Theatre, Al-Ghad Theater, the National Children's Theater in Cairo and the governorates, and the Qatari Dam Theatre.[1][3][4]

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