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Sayed Ali Ismail: An Egyptian writer specializing in theatrical literature and professor of Arabic language at the Faculty of Arts, Helwan University. He has published several contributions on theater and its history; This made him one of the most important contemporary writers who took an interest in theater as one of the most important modern arts. Syed Ali Ismail Ali was born in Cairo in 1962, and obtained a BA in Arabic from the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, then a master’s degree on the topic: “The Role of Women in Tawfiq Al-Hakim Theater” and a PhD on the topic: “The Impact of Arab Heritage on Contemporary Egyptian Theatre.” He joined the academic corps to teach literature in Egyptian universities, until he reached the position of head of the literary studies department at the Faculty of Dar Al Uloom, Minya University, and was assigned to the National Center for Theater and several Arab universities. Ismail specialized in modern Arabic literature, especially in the theater branch, and began publishing his books dealing with Arab theater starting in 1996 AD, to continue writing extensively between printed scientific books, critical and documentary books, and separate articles that deal with all aspects of theater in successive periods of time. Since its inception, passing through the pioneering theatrical generations until the modern era, in addition to the theaters that influenced and influenced the Arab theater. Ismail was particularly interested in singling out books on forgotten topics from the memory of Arab theater, which many authors and theater critics did not elaborate on. In his research, he dealt with theater in the nineteenth century, and dusted off rare theatrical texts that were difficult for researchers and theater lovers to access. Dr. Sayed Ali Ismail’s solutions are also repeated, a prominent member of many theatrical jury committees and graduate studies, and in an official capacity in Arab theater festivals, and committees for the development of academic education, a guest in many television and radio cultural and literary programs, and a lecturer in training courses and educational seminars at book fairs and centers He has received many honorary shields and certificates of appreciation from Arab cultural and academic institutions. In his writings, he combines the uses of scientific methods in analysis, monitoring and scrutiny, in addition to a simplified method in order for the reader to access information easily and conveniently. He also believes in teamwork as a method of teaching literature, and is keen to use modern means in education.