He was a pivotal member of the "1980s generation" in Egyptian cinema, along with directors such as Khairy Beshara, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Atef El-Tayeb, and Yousry Nasrallah.
Ia adalah seorang anggota terkenal dari "generasi 1980an" dalam sinema Mesir, bersama dengan sutradara-sutradara seperti Khairy Beshara, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Atef El-Tayeb, dan Yousry Nasrallah.