Lenin El-Ramly

Lenin El-Ramly
Born(1945-08-18)August 18, 1945
Cairo
DiedFebruary 7, 2020(2020-02-07) (aged 74)
OccupationsWriter and film director
SpouseFatma El Maadoul
ChildrenShady El Ramly
Hind El Ramly
MotherSouad Zuhair

Lenin El-Ramly (Arabic: لينين الرملي; August 18, 1945 – February 7, 2020) was an independent Egyptian writer and director of films and for television and theater. His work is in the field of satire, farce, parody and the Theatre of the Absurd.

He was recognized in Egypt and abroad for his daring, raising questions about the hypocritical and intolerant aspects of Egyptian society and other countries in the Arab world. His presentations were characterized as existentialist and sociopolitical questions within popular funny settings.