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Ahmed Amin Ibrahim (October 1, 1886 - May 30, 1954) was an Egyptian writer, thinker, historian and writer, born in the Manshiyya district of Cairo. In his education, he graduated from "Al-Kitab" to "Abbas Pasha's mother's primary school", to "Al-Azhar", to the "Shari'a Judiciary School", from which he obtained a Judicial Certificate in 1911. After two years, he studied at the Sharia Judiciary School. Then, in 1913, he moved to the judiciary and worked A judge for a period of 3 months, after which he returned as a teacher at the School of the Judiciary.In 1926, his friend Taha Hussein offered him to work as a teacher at the Faculty of Arts at Cairo University, where he worked as a teacher and then an assistant professor until he became its dean in 1939. He established with some of his colleagues in 1914 the “Committee for Authoring, Translation and Publishing.” He remained its president until his death in 1954. He participated in the production of “Al-Risala Magazine” (1936 AD). He also established the weekly literary magazine “Culture” (1939 AD). In 1946 AD, after taking over the Cultural Department at the Ministry of Education, he established what was known as the “People’s University” and his goal was Including the dissemination of culture among the people through lectures and seminars.In the same period, the Arab Manuscripts Institute of the League of Arab States established his death. Ahmed Amin contracted an eye disease before his death, then a leg ailment, so he did not leave his house except for an extreme necessity. He will stop writing and research until God passes away on the 27th of Ramadan 1373 AH corresponding to May 30, 1954 AD, many who knew his fate cried. Perhaps his word: "I want to work, not dominate" is an important key in understanding this great personality.