Mahfouz was born in the Gamaliya quarter of Cairo and was named after Professor Naguib Pasha Mahfouz ( 1882-1974 ) , the renowned Coptic physician who delivered him .
Born into a lower middle-class Muslim family in the Gamaleyya quarter of Cairo , Mahfouz was named after Professor Naguib Pasha Mahfouz ( 1882 â `` 1974 ) , the renowned Coptic physician who delivered him .