Abdel Rahman Fahmy (1 April 1924 – 17 October 2002)[1] was an Egyptian writer. He has published several short stories as well as plays.[2] Most of his short stories have been collected in two volumes: "Suzie wadh-dhikrayat" ("Suzie and Memories") and "Almulku lak" ("Thine be the Kingdom").[3] Fahmy has also worked for the Egyptian Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education.[3] He was of Ethiopian and Turkish origin.[3]

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  1. ^ Abdel Rahman Fahmy's profile at ElCinema
  2. ^ Johnson-Davies, Denys (2014), Homecoming: Sixty Years of Egyptian Short Stories, American University in Cairo Press, p. 335, ISBN 977416654X
  3. ^ a b c Manzalaoui, Mahmoud (1986), Arabic short stories, 1945-1965, American University in Cairo Press, p. 193, ISBN 977-424-121-5, Abdel Rahman Fahmy says that he is half Ethiopian and half Turkish by blood...