Tawfiq al-Hakim
توفيق الحكيم
1898 CE · 1316 AH – 1987 CE · 1407 AH
An Egyptian writer born in Alexandria in October 1898, grew up in Alexandria and Cairo, and was a pioneer of the Arabic theatre and novel.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- writer · Scholar
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Contemporary Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Tawfiq al-Hakim, an Egyptian writer, born in Alexandria in October 1898, and raised there and in Cairo. He was one of the pioneers of the Arabic theatre and novel 1.
Death
He died in 1987 CE, according to the same encyclopedia.
Connections
- Wrote the screenplay of
- The Message
People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud· The Hijra· The Prophetic Era· Muhammad· Mecca· Medina· The Message
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Tawfiq al-Hakim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/tawfiq-al-hakim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.