Youssef Ziedan
Youssef Ziedan | |
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| Born | 30 June 1958 Sohag, Egypt |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Arabic |
| Education | PhD degree in philosophy |
| Alma mater | Alexandria University |
| Period | 1976-1980 |
| Notable works | Azazel |
| Notable awards | Medical Knowledge and Heritage Authentication Award from the Islamic Organization of Medicine/Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences; the ‘Abdul-Hamīd Shūmān Prize in the field of social studies (Jordan); and the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his best selling novel Azazeel |
| Children | Alaa, Aya, Mai |
Youssef Ziedan (Arabic: يوسف زيدان) (born June 30, 1958) is an Egyptian writer and scholar who specializes in Arabic and Islamic studies. He is a public lecturer, columnist, and prolific author of more than 50 books. He is also director of the Manuscript Center and Museum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
His primary scholarly interests are in cataloguing, editing, and publishing Arabic and Islamic manuscripts. He has worked as a consultant in the field of Arabic heritage preservation and conservation in a number of international institutions, including UNESCO, ESCWA, and the Arab League, and has also directed a number of projects aimed at the identification and preservation of Arabic manuscript heritage.