| Wahid Hamed | |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Beni Quraysh, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt |
| Death Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 1974–2021 |
Wahid Hamed (Arabic: وحيد حامد; 1 July 1944 – 2 January 2021) was an Egyptian screenwriter.[1]
Hamed was born in Beni Quraysh, Sharqia Governorate.[2] He moved to Cairo in 1963 to study in the Department of Sociology at Cairo University.[3]
He was married to Zeinab Sweidan, with whom he had his son, Marwan.[2]
According to Egypt Independent; "Hamed was concerned with Egyptian society and important issues within the country, and was able to eloquently narrate Egypt’s conditions, dreams, and history." He worked with a number of directors, including Samir Seif, Sherif Arafa and Atef El-Tayeb. He won several awards for his work. In 2020, he won the Golden Pyramid Appreciation Award from the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival for Lifetime Achievement.[4]
Hamed died on 2 January 2021 at the age of 76 in Cairo, Egypt.[5] [6]