Yussef El Guindi

Yussef El Guindi
El Guindi (Ann-Margaret Johnson Photography)
Born	1960 (age 63–64) Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian,[1] American
Education	American University in Cairo
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Known for	Playwright
Notable work	Back of the Throat (2005)
Movement	Arab American theatre
Relatives	Rose al Yusuf (grandmother); Ihsan Abdel Koudous (uncle)
Awards	Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award

Yussef El Guindi (Arabic: يوسف الجندى [ˈjuːsef elˈɡendi]; born 1960) is an Egyptian-American playwright. He writes full-length, one-act, and adapted plays on Arab-Muslim experience in the United States. He is best known for his 2005 play Back of the Throat and has been called "the most talented Arab American writer of political plays."^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}