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Yahya Haqqi

Egyptian writer (1905-1992) · Egypt · On the map · Writers · Died at 87

Yahya Haqqi was an Egyptian writer and novelist. Born to a middle-class family in Cairo, he was a lawyer by profession who graduated from the Cairo School of Law in 1925.

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Like many other Egyptian writers, such as Naguib Mahfouz and Yusuf Idris, he spent most of his life as a civil servant, supplementing his literary income; he eventually rose to become adviser to the National Library of Egypt.

Country
Egypt
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1992 · aged 87