# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/youssef-ziedan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:56:22.220Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/youssef-ziedan"
name: "Youssef Ziedan"
slug: "youssef-ziedan"
description: "Youssef Ziedan 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."
tagline: "Egyptian scholar"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yousef_Ziedan.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Egypt"
  isoCode: "EG"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1958-06-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.86
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.54439066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2L7hzSHTggbah20vrvJlyg"
    handle:    "UC2L7hzSHTggbah20vrvJlyg"
sources:
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    title: "Youssef Ziedan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "يوسف زيدان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Youssef Ziedan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youssef_Ziedan"
    title: "Youssef Ziedan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81_%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "یوسف زیدان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youssef_Ziedan"
    title: "Youssef Ziedan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Յուսուֆ Զիդան"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%A7%D6%86_%D4%B6%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6"
    title: "Եուսէֆ Զիտան"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Youssef Ziedan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youssef_Ziedan"
    title: "Youssef Ziedan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%AE%D1%81%D1%83%D1%84"
    title: "Зейдан, Юсуф"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youssef_Ziedan"
    title: "Youssef Ziedan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81_%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "یوسف زیدان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump