Samy Kamal Eldeen

• Egyptian journalist and media personality.
• Hosted "Al-Haram" program on Al Jazeera Mubasher Egypt.
• Presented "Fak El Shafra" and "Live from Turkey" programs on Al Jazeera Mubasher website.
• Hosted " Fe Al-Malyan" program on Al-Sharq channel.
• Worked as a journalist at Al-Ahram Foundation (2001-2013), terminated due to opposition to events in Egypt in 2013.
• Co-founded "Al-Youm Al-Sabea" newspaper and website.
• Contributed to founding Qatar's "Doha" magazine (second edition) and managed the Cairo office from 2007 to 2013.
• Served as Executive Editor Downtown magazine, focusing on local youth issues and concerns.
• Engaged in journalism during university, contributing to various newspapers and magazines.
• Selected among 75 journalists out of 500 for the first cycle of Mohamed Hassanein Heikal Foundation, also won a travel grant for journalism studies in London.

Notable Interviews:

• Exclusive interview with the accused leader of the Southern region involved in multiple murders and opium cultivation, published in Al-Ahram Arabic magazine on January 17, 2004.
• Conducted a two-part interview with the same figure in 2006, published in Al-Masry Al-Youm on September 25 and 26.

Publications:

• "Dialogues from the Forgotten South" – Interviews with southern Egyptian writers and intellectuals, private edition, Cairo, 1997.
• "Days with the Naughty Boy" – Memoirs with the renowned writer Mahmoud El-Saadani.
• "Nizar Qabbani and the Masterpieces of Sung Poetry... Secrets and Stories of the Stars with Nizar" – Published by Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi, Cairo-Damascus, 2005.
• "Hilton" – Novel addressing political corruption during President Hosni Mubarak's era.
• "Mobile Zaki Rostom" – Satirical articles critiquing former president Hosni Mubarak's regime.
• "Night of the President's Fall/Diaries of Liberation" – Narrates the last eight hours of Mubarak in the Federal Palace during the events of Tahrir Square.

Journalism Book:

• "The Forbidden Press" (6 editions) – Chronicles the history of Egyptian and Arab journalism from the 19th century to 2013.

Novels:

• "On the Platform of Istanbul" – Arabic, English, and Turkish editions published by Dar Mosaic.
• "Women of Naguib Mahfouz" – Published by Dar Mosaic.
• "Conversations with Hekal" – Published by Yildiz Publishing House.

Articles:

• Weekly columns in Al-Masry Al-Youm and Al-Masriyoun newspapers (2008-2010).
• Articles in Al-Karama newspaper, Al Jazeera Net, and Qatar's Al-Raya newspaper.

Awards:

• First Prize from the Journalists Syndicate in 2003 and 2006.

Social Media:

• YouTube: Samy Kamal Eldeen
• Twitter: @samykamaleldeen
• Facebook: Samy Kamal Eldeen