Youssef Maaty


Youssef Maaty is an Egyptian satirist, playwright, and screenwriter, and sibling of the author Salah Maaty. He graduated from Ain Sham University and wrote over 18 books, 17 movies, 19 TV series, and 6 plays.

Education and career

  • He graduated from , Ain Shams University and the Directing Department at High Cinema Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
  • He began his career while studying in university by directing screenplays, during which he introduced himself as a director of schoolwork. He was requested to write a play by George Sidhom’s brother, which led to the making of the play "Love in the Cell" and becoming a screenwriter.
  • His plays include: "Beauty and the Bads", "Bahlool in Istanbul", "Body Guard", "No Not Like That", and "Something in Sabry".
  • He met and became associated with Adel Emam in many works including: "Mahrous the Minister's Server", "Bobbos", "The Embassy in the Building", "The Danish Experience", "Hassan and Marcus", "A Groom from a Security Entity", "Morgan Ahmed Morgan".
  • Movies he wrote include: "The President's Chef", "Sorry We Are Screwed", "Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda", "Prince of the Seas", "The Female and the Wasp", and "365 Days of Happiness".
  • His TV works include: "He Nurtures in His Might", "The Helali Rail", "It's Time", "White Abbas in the Black Day", "Naji Attallah's Squad", "The Oracle", "The Owner of Happiness", "Professor and Head of Department", "Mamoun and His Partners", and "Adly Alam's Genies".
  • He has written many books within satirical literature including: "Ask an Experienced", "Change Son", "Oh.. My Brain", "You Love Hate America", "Stars in the Early Afternoon", "I Don't Write, I Ponder", "Creative by Heredity", "Popped in My Head", "Daughter of the What", "Don't Take to Heart", "Life's Lost My Homeland", "Don't Worry", "Girls' Honey", and "Funny Nightmares".

    Personal life

  • Married to the Egyptian TV presenter Mona El Sharkawy, with two children.

    Works

Novels

  • Ask an Experienced
  • Change Son
  • Oh.. My Brain
  • You Love Hate America
  • Stars in the Early Afternoon
  • I Don't Write, I Ponder
  • Creative by Heredity
  • Popped in My Head
  • Daughter of the What
  • Don't Take to Heart
  • Life's Lost My Homeland
  • Don't Worry
  • Girls' Honey
  • "Funny Nightmares"
  • "Disturbing Talk"
  • "We'll Live Like This and Die Like This"
  • "Genies"
  • "We Got Trapped"

    Movies

  • 1994: "You Love or Rise"
  • 1997: "We Will Love and Rise"
  • 1998: "The Female and the Wasp"
  • 1999: "Mahrous the Minister's Server"
  • 2003: "The Danish Experience"
  • 2004: "A Groom from a Security Entity"
  • 2005: "Sorry We Are Screwed"
  • 2005: "The Embassy in the Building"
  • 2007: "Morgan Ahmed Morgan"
  • 2008: "The President's Chef"
  • 2008: "Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda"
  • 2008: "Hassan and Marcus"
  • 2009: "Bobbos"
  • 2009: "Prince of the Seas"
  • 2010: "The Three Deceive Her"
  • 2011: "365 Days of Happiness"
  • 2012: "''My Horrible Grandma"''

    Series

  • 1997: "TV in My House"
  • 1998: "Relaxed Youth"
  • 1999: "Crazy Youth"
  • 2003: "Adham and Zeinat and Three Girls"
  • 2004: "White Abbas in the Black Day"
  • 2006: "Che Toto Restaurant"
  • 2006: "The Helali Rail"
  • 2006: "It's Time"
  • 2007: "He Nurtures in His Might"
  • 2010: "Mom in the Department"
  • 2011: "Misyou Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda"
  • 2012: "Naji Attallah's Squad"
  • 2013: "The Oracle"
  • 2014: "The Owner of Happiness"
  • 2015: "Professor and Head of Department"
  • 2016: "Mamoun and His Partners"
  • 2017: "Adly Alamʾs Genies"
  • 2017: "''How's the Health"''

    Plays

  • 1994: "Love in the Cell"
  • 1995: "Bahlool in Istanbul"
  • 1996: "Beauty and the Bads"
  • 1997: "No Not Like That"
  • 1998: "Bobby Guard"
  • 1999: "Body Guard"
  • 2002: "''Something in Sabry"