Background
El-Sakkout, Hamdi Sayyid Ahmed was born on March 23, 1930 in Tanta, Egypt.
El-Sakkout, Hamdi Sayyid Ahmed was born on March 23, 1930 in Tanta, Egypt.
Bachelor, Cairo University, 1955. Diploma in education, Ain Shams University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1965.
Lecturer Daral U Lum Cairo University, 1965-1967. Professor American University in Cairo, since 1967. Director 20th Century Egyptian Writing Project American University in Cairo, 1986-1987.
Visiting consultant Sultan Qabus University, Oman, 1985-1987. Judge fiction prize Egyptian Council Culture, 1981-1983.
Parents Sayyid Ahmad El-Sakkout and Amina Hasan Wahdan. Married Elizabeth Sartain. Chidlren: Hani, Ihab.