Remembering Salah Jahin on His 93rd Birth Anniv.

Today (Dec. 29) marks the 93rd birth anniversary of Salah Jahin,  the so-called "Poet of The Revolution."

Jahin is known as a comic poet. But the truth is that his poetry has a deep social and cultural purpose. Jahin has also been threaded into the music field.

Born in Cairo, in 1930, he earned his degree from the law faculty at Cairo University. Take a look at the legendary writer’s lesser-known facts:

The late poet, cartoonist, actor, and screenwriter, has been one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.

Throughout his long-standing career, the renowned scenarist wrote several movies and a range of funny poems and sketches also.

Moreover, he wrote some great patriotic songs, such as 'Soura' (Photograph) and revolutionary 'Ehna El Shaab' which played a great role in the revolution of 1952.

He was the editor-in-chief of Sabah el Kheir magazine in 1956, and then he joined the Al-Ahram newspaper staff.

Apart from journalism, Jahin presented many successful movies, including 'Khali Balak Men Zouzou' "Take Care of Zouzou 1972", starring the legendary actress Souad Hosny, also known as Cinderella. The movie was screened for over a year in domestic cinemas and the soundtrack and script are deeply embedded in Egypt’s social history.

With more than 50 plays and films in his career, Jahin was allocated many awards for his immense contribution to Egyptian cinema including the Egyptian Order of Science and Arts First Class in 1965, presented by late president Gamal Abdel Nasser.

The talented writer and artist died in 1986, at the age of 55.