Mohamed Nagui was born in 1947 in the city of Samanoud, located in the Minya governorate.[3] As a young man, Nagui began writing poems, many of which were published in Arab magazines. He earned his degree from the Faculty of Arts and soon after served in the military from 1969 to 1974. Nagui went on to establish a career in journalism,[1] working for various news outlets, and even serving as an editor for the Arabic-language newspaper Liberation Today.[4]