Mahfouz

[ mah-fooz ]

noun

1. Na·guib [nah-, geeb], 1911–2006, Egyptian author: Nobel Prize 1988.

Mahfouz

/ mɑːˈfuːz /

noun

1. MahfouzNaguib19112006MEgyptianWRITING: novelistWRITING: writer Naguib (nɑːˈɡiːb). 1911–2006, Egyptian novelist and writer, author of the trilogy of novels Bain al-Kasrain (1945–57). His novel Children of Gebelawi (1959) was banned by the Muslim authorities in Egypt Nobel prize for literature 1988

Example Sentences

Mahfouz, also not his real name, worked delivering projects for the UK government.

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Khaled's illustriousness was sealed when he won the prestigious Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2013 for his novel In Praise of Hatred, which was translated into six languages.

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Mr Fawcett, who has since resigned as chief executive of The Prince's Foundation, had been accused of promising to help Saudi billionaire Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz to secure a knighthood and in getting citizenship.

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There are no suggestions of any wrongdoing by Mr Mahfouz.

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Mr Mahfouz received an honorary CBE in late 2016.

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