Nagib Negm

🖋️ Nagib Negm

Egyptian lyricist, playwright, TV and radio writer, and art critic

📌 Personal Information

Born: 1938

Place of Birth: Al-Ghar village, Zagazig Center, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt

Died: September 24, 2017 (aged 78–79)

Place of Death: Cairo, Egypt

Nationality:

Kingdom of Egypt

Republic of Egypt

United Arab Republic

Arab Republic of Egypt

Languages: Arabic, English

Siblings: The comedic actor Mohamed Negm

Marital Status: Married, father of an army officer

📚 Career

Worked as a math teacher in French at Al-Horreya Preparatory School in Azbakeya, Cairo.

Also taught at King Saud's Children Institute in Saudi Arabia.

🎭 Plays for the National Theater (Bayt Al-Fann):

The World on a Rhinoceros Horn

The Storyteller’s Nights

The Nights of Al-Hussein

Rabaa: The Lover's Flower

Sheikh Al-Arab: Sayed Ahmed Al-Badawi

🎶 Notable Songs (Lyrics by him):

Wadih El Safi:

Ya Eini Ala El Sabr (Oh My Eyes, Be Patient)

Moharram Fouad:

Ya Habibi Ya Amar (My Love, Oh Moon)

El Helw Helw Wel Morr Morr (Sweet Is Sweet and Bitter Is Bitter)

Walid Toufic:

Khatabtha (I Got Engaged to Her)

Most songs from the film Ana wel Azab we Hawak (Me, Torture, and Your Love)

Samira Said:

Sibak Men Elli Yesibak (Forget Who Abandons You)

Others:

Maha Sabri

Tamam Ibrahim

Alya Al-Tounisiyya

Layla Nazmi

Aida Al-Shaaer

Mohamed Roshdy

🎼 Composers Who Worked with Him:

Riad Al Sunbati

Moharram Fouad

Amin Helmy

🎭 Plays for the Private Theater Sector:

Wesh El Saad (Lucky Charm)

El Qeshaat (The Scraper)

Dalloua Ya Bey (Spoiled Girl, Sir)

He also wrote most of the songs featured in the plays of his brother Mohamed Negm.

📺 TV and Radio Works:

TV Series: Wa ‘Ad Al-Hob (Love Returned)

Radio Shows and Series:

Rejected Models

Mawwal for All Times

Dalail Al-Khayrat (Signs of Blessings)

📰 Art Criticism and Journalism:

Art critic for Al-Shorouk International Newspaper (column titled A Moment of Sunrise)

Conducted interviews with leading stars in Fan magazine

Was working on a new play as part of a series about saints and holy men in Egyptian heritage