Ahmed Khaled Tawfik
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik أحمد خالد توفيق | |
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| Born | Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Farraag 10 June 1962 Tanta, Egypt |
| Died | 2 April 2018 (aged 55) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Novelist, author, poet, former professor of medicine at Tanta University |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Genre | Horror, drama and comedy |
| Notable awards | Utopia shortlisted for 2012 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards |
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Farrag (Arabic: أحمد خالد توفيق فراج; 10 June 1962 – 2 April 2018), also known as Ahmed Khaled Tawfek, was an Egyptian author and physician who wrote more than 200 books, in both Egyptian Arabic and Classical Arabic. He was the first contemporary writer of horror, and science fiction in the Arabic-speaking world, and the first writer to explore the medical thriller genre.
Tawfik is considered by many to have been one of the most influential writers of his time. His legacy has influenced thousands of Arabic-language authors.