Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Egyptian poet and writer (1876-1924)
Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1876
Place of Birth: Manfalut, Asyut Governorate, Egypt
Date of Death: 25-Jul-1924
Profession: writer, poet
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti
- Mustafa Lutfi el-Manfaluti (Arabic: ????? ???? ??????????, ALA-LC: Mu?tafá Lu?fi al-Manfalu?i; 1876–1924) was an Egyptian writer and poet who wrote many famous Arabic books and was born in the Upper Egyptian city of Manfalut to an Egyptian father and a Turkish mother.He memorized the Quran before the age of twelve.
- He studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
- He translated and novelised plays from French, and wrote (and translated) several short stories.
- His most famous work is a collection of his articles under the title: el-Nazarat (Arabic: ????????). One of his most notable traits is that he couldn't read or speak French.
- He asked some of his friends to translate the play or the book to Arabic, then he rewrote them.
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