Career
His full name was Mohamed Safwat Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf al-Shwadify. Safwat al-Shwadify was born in the village of Shaganibah, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, in 1955. For 10 years, he was the editor-in-chief of an Egyptian magazine, Tawhid. and wrote more than 120 articles there and elsewhere.