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For the Egyptian journalist and news analyst, see Mohamed Hassanein Heikal.

Egyptian writer

Mohammed Hussein Heikal^[a] (Arabic: محمد حسين هيكلEgyptian Arabic pronunciation:[mæˈħæmmædħeˈseːnˈheːkæl]; August 20, 1888 – December 8, 1956) was an Egyptian writer, journalist, politician.

He held several cabinet posts, including minister of education.

Life

Haekal was born in Kafr Ghannam, Mansoura, Ad Daqahliyah in 1888. He obtained a B.A. in Law in 1909 and a PhD from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 1912.

While a student in Paris, he composed what is considered the first authentic Egyptian novel, Zaynab. After returning to Egypt, he worked as a lawyer for 10 years, then as a journalist.

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He published articles in Al Jarida. He was the cofounder of Al Siyasa newspaper, the organ of the Liberal Constitutionalist party for which he was also an adviser^[1] and was also elected as its editor-in-chief.

In 1937, he was