| Intro | Egyptian writer, poet journalist and scholar |
| Was |
Journalist Historian |
| From | Egypt |
| Type |
Journalism Social science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
1 February 1909, Alexandria |
| Death |
7 August 1997, Cairo |
Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker, Abu Fahr (Arabic:محمد محمود شاكر، أبو فهر), Egyptian writer, poet journalist and scholar of the Arabic language and Islamic culture heritage. Shaker was born on 1 February 1909 in Alexandria, and died on 7 August 1997 in Cairo.
His thoughts and writings were based on the originality of the Arabic culture. He wrote many books on Arabic language and culture including: A Message on The Way of Our Culture (Resala Fel Tarik Ela Thakafatena رسالة في الطريق إلى ثقافتنا), Al-Mutanabi المتنبي, Untruths and Tales ( Abateel wa Asmaar أباطيل وأسمار), The Virgin Sagittarius ( Al-Qaws Al-AZraa القوس العذر. Most of his articles, which were published in different journals and magazines, were collected by professor Adel Solaiman Gamal in one book of 2 volumes titled: Jamharat Al-Maqalaat جمهرة المقالات .