Osama Anwar Okasha

Career overview

Osama Anwar Okasha was an Egyptian screenwriter, novelist, and journalist born in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, on July 27, 1941. He graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts from the Department of Psychological and Social Studies at the Faculty of Arts at Ain Shams University. He initially worked in the field of education for many years before resigning in 1982 to dedicate himself fully to writing. Alongside his television and literary work, he wrote weekly for the El-Ahram newspaper.

Okasha gained widespread recognition and became famous for writing some of the most popular television series on Egyptian television, earning a reputation for crafting landmark series that mapped modern Egyptian social history for mass audiences, with a particular association with Ramadan-era dramas. Among his successful and popular television works are Al-Helmiya Nights, also known as Al Helmeya Nights or Layali el Helmeyya, as well as Honey and Tears, which is also referenced as El Shahd wel Demou. Additional notable television series written by him include Arabesque, The White Flag, Zeezinya, Katibat el-Idam, and Al Abriaa.

Throughout his career, Okasha contributed dozens of known credits to Egyptian media as a writer. He passed away on May 28, 2010, in Cairo, Egypt, after suffering from a severe drop in blood circulation.