Alaa Al Aswany (born 1957) is an Egyptian dentist and screenwriter. He was born in Cairo on 26 May 1957.
Among the titles that carry the name are The Yacoubian Building and Jumhuriyat ka'an. Alaa Al Aswany worked in novel, short story and essay.
Alaa Al Aswany was awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2016), Johann Philipp Palm Award and Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences. He was educated at Cairo University and University of Illinois Chicago.
Alaa Al Aswany is recorded as following Islam.
The entry appears in 31 languages, placing Alaa Al Aswany among the literature names followed well outside Egypt.
