Youssef Maati

🎬 Youssef Maati

Egyptian Screenwriter, Satirical Writer, and Novelist

📌 Personal Information:

Full Name: Youssef Maati

Date of Birth: August 25, 1963 (Age: 61)

Place of Birth: Suez, Egypt

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egyptian

Spouse: Mona El-Sharkawy (TV presenter)

Siblings: Salah Maati

🎓 Education:

Graduated from the Faculty of Al-Alsun (Languages)

Studied directing at the Higher Institute of Cinema

🎭 Career Start:

Youssef Maati began his career directing university theater plays. His transition into writing started when George Sidhom’s brother asked him to write a play. That play, "Love in the Detention Room", marked his writing debut.

🤝 Collaboration with Adel Imam:

He formed a famous artistic duo with superstar Adel Imam, working together on many successful films and TV shows.

✍️ Literary Works

📚 Satirical Books:

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Change, My Son

Oh, My Head!

Do You Love or Hate America?

Stars in Broad Daylight

I Don't Write, I Just Observe

A Born Troublemaker

It Just Hit Me

That Girl...

Don't Keep It Inside

Life Is Wasted, My Homeland

Don't Worry

Girls’ Honey

Funny Nightmares

Very Ugly Words

We'll Live Like This and Die Like This

Ghosts

We've Fallen into the Trap

Chairs

🎞️ Films:

1994: Love Me or Leave Me

1997: We Will Love and Marry

1998: The Female and the Wasp

1999: El Wad Mahrous Betaa’ El Wazeer

2003: The Danish Experience

2004: A Groom from the Security Side

2005: Sorry, We're Getting Humiliated

2005: The Embassy in the Building

2007: Morgan Ahmed Morgan

2008: The President’s Chef

2008: Mr. Ramadan Mabrouk Abou El Alamein Hamouda

2008: Hassan and Morcos

2009: Bobbos

2009: The Sea Commander

2010: Three Women at Work

2011: 365 Days of Happiness

2012: Dreadful Granny

📺 TV Series:

1997: TV in My House

1998: Very Cool Youth

1999: Hyperactive Youth

2003: Adham, Zeinab, and Three Girls

2004: Abbas the White in the Black Day

2006: The Chi-Toto Restaurant

2006: Helaly’s Path

2006: It’s About Time

2007: Raised in Luxury

2010: Mom in the Police Station

2011: Mr. Ramadan Mabrouk

2012: Nagy Atta Allah's Squad

2013: The Oracle

2014: His Excellency

2015: Professor and Head of Department

2016: Ma’moun and His Partners

2017: Adly Allam’s Ghosts

2017: How’s Your Health?

🎭 Plays:

1994: Love in the Detention Room

1995: Bahloul in Istanbul

1996: The Beauty and the Beasts

1997: Let’s Not Do This

1998: Booby Guard

1999: Body Guard

2002: Something in Sabry