- Born in Mait Al Khouli village, Dumiat, Egypt, 1905
- Spent a part of his childhood in Khartoum with his family
- Did his BA in literature and education from Higher Education School in 1930
- Worked in education until 1943
- Worked in the Ministry of Education’s Public Culture Department, 1943-1944
- Did his PhD in philosophy in 1944
- Joined the faculty of Literature College, Cairo University
- Became visiting lecturer at Colombia University, USA, 1952
- Worked as cultural attaché at the Egyptian Embassy to Washington, 1954-1955
- Launched Al Fikr Al Mouaser magazine in 1965
- Received an Honorary Doctorate from American University of Beirut, 1985
Awards
- State Merit Award of Philosophy, 1960
- State Recognition Award of Literature, 1975
- Arab League’s Culture Award, 1984
- Decision of the General Secretariat
Dr. Zaki Nageeb Mahmood is among the few Arab writers who discussed philosophy and made it a part of their culture.
Students of philosophy refer to his books. He has been writing since 1970. He has enriched the Arabic library with a great range of books that deal with Arabic culture and the understanding of heritage.
He is well known in the Arab world. He grew famous through half a century of effort. He has always had the courage to say what he thinks is right, and defend it.
Famous Works
Philosophy
- The Earthly Logic, 2 vol.
- An Attitude to Metaphysics
- The Thought in the New World
- Bertrand Russell
- David Hume
- The Artistic Orient
- Jabir Bin Hayan
- Towards a Scientific Philosophy
Thought and Culture
- Peels and Cores
- Renewal of the Arab Thought
- The Illogical Reason in Our Intellectual Heritage
- Our Culture and Modern Time
- A New Society or the Catastrophe
- An Islamic Vision
- Modernising Arab Culture
Literature
- Hinna the Idiot
- Sunrise from the West
- The Earthly Comedy
- A Soul Tale
- The Land of Dreams
Died on September 8, 1993