Mohammed Hussein Heikal[a] (Arabic: 賲丨賲丿 丨爻賷賳 賴賷賰賱 Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [m忙藞魔忙mm忙d 魔e藞se藧n 藞he藧k忙l]; August 20, 1888 鈥� December 8, 1956) was an Egyptian writer, journalist, politician. He held several cabinet posts, including minister of education.
He obtained a B.A. in Law in 1909 and a PhD from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 1912.
While a student in Paris, he composed what is considered the first authentic Egyptian novel, Zaynab. After returning to Egypt, he worked as a lawyer for 10 years, then as a journalist. He published articles in Al Jarida. He was the cofounder of Al Siyasa newspaper, the organ of the Liberal Constitutionalist party for which he was also an adviser and was also elected as its editor-in-chief.