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Mahmoud El-Saadani (November 20, 1928 - May 4, 2010[1]) is an Egyptian satirical journalist and writer who is considered one of the pioneers of satirical writing in the Arab press. He participated in editing and establishing a large number of Arab newspapers and magazines in Egypt and abroad. He participated in political life during the era of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and was imprisoned during the era of Anwar Sadat. He issued and headed the editor-in-chief of July 23 magazine in exile in London. He returned to Egypt from his self-imposed exile in 1982 after the assassination of Sadat and was received by President Mubarak. He retired from journalistic work and public life in 2006 due to illness.