Muhammad Taymur

Muhammad Taymur (1892 – February 24, 1921) was an Egyptian playwright, fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. He wrote the first short story in Arabic literature,^[1] Fi al-Qitar ("On the Train"), in the early 20th century. He was a member of Al-Madrasa al-Ḥadītha literary movement.

Muhammad Taymur
Native name	محمد تيمور
Born	1892 (1892) Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
Died	February 24, 1921(1921-02-24) (aged 28–29) Cairo
Occupation	Writer
Period	1913–1921
Relatives	Ahmed Taymour (father) Mahmud Taymur (brother) Aisha Taymur (aunt)

His father is writer and historian Ahmed Taymour, his younger brother is writer Mahmud Taymur,^[2] and his aunt is poet and social activist Aisha Taymur.

He moved to Berlin to study medicine, and then Paris to study law, but returned to Egypt with the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

His works were published posthumously in four volumes by his brother.

See also

• Media related to Muhammad Taymur at Wikimedia Commons