Writer Hassan Sami Youssef passes away at the age of 79

Syrian-Palestinian writer and screenwriter Hassan Sami Youssef passed away today, Friday, at the age of 79, after a long history of success and glory in the world of art.

Sad departure of the writer Hassan Sami Youssef His nephew Walid Youssef announced the death in a post on his Facebook page, saying, “Take it easy, where are you going? Oh, Musk Fayeh. The novelist and screenwriter Hassan Sami Youssef has passed away. My uncle Hassan, may God have mercy on you and make your abode in heaven.”

The Syrian journalist Qutaiba Yassin, one of his relatives, also mourned him, saying, “Among his creative works are the series Al-Nadham, Al-Intizar, Al-Ghafran, and Zaman Al-A’ar. My colleague, the writer and screenwriter Hassan Sami Youssef, passed away this morning. May God have mercy on him, comfort him, and forgive him.”

Who is the writer Hassan Sami Youssef? The Syrian-Palestinian writer and screenwriter, born in 1945 in Palestine. His family took refuge in Lebanon, and then in Syria after 1948 and the entry of Israel. He completed his life in Damascus.

He studied at the UNRWA schools for Palestinian refugees, studied screenwriting at the Higher Institute of Cinema in Moscow, and obtained a master’s degree in screenwriting from the Soviet Union in 1968. He then returned to Damascus again in the seventies and worked as head of the script department at the General Cinema Organization.

Hassan Sami Yousef acted in theatre and contributed to the formation of the Palestinian National Theatre Troupe, which presented many shows in Syria and the Arab world.

Hassan Sami Yusuf's most prominent works Among the most prominent works of Hassan Sami Youssef are the series Al-Nadham, Al-Istithir, Al-Ghafran, and Zaman Al-Aar, and many others. He also wrote the following TV series for the television series: The Orange Tree, The Sisters, Little Women, Secrets of the City, Our Sweet Days, Before Sunset, Warm Heart, Autumn Tale, Men and Women, Al-Istithir, Al-Ghafran, Zaman Al-Aar, Al-Sarab, Al-Nadham, and Chaos.

His most notable cinematic works include: Murder by Serial, A Day in the Life of a Child, The Opposite Direction, Forest of Wolves, and Heaven's Gate.

His most prominent novels include: The Palestinian, On the Dock of Life, The Boat, The Gate of Heaven, A Letter to Fatima, The Moon Girl, and The Threshold of Pain.