Ahmed Othman is an architect, novelist, and screenwriter. Born in 1982, he is the founder of Ahmed Othman Design & Décor in New Cairo.

He studied screenwriting before turning to literary writing.

He is the author of a well-known novel series titled “Helmy Mehran,” which has reached eight volumes to date, in addition to nine other novels, including: Lamsat Malika (Malika’s Touch), Al-Wahy (The Revelation), L (a novella), The Saint, 31/10, The Traitor, and Scenario X, which was recently signed with Synergy to be adapted into a feature film.
Among his works is also the novel My Soul Is in You, which was adapted into a television drama series in 2023, produced by Ahmed Abdel Ati, starring Aisha Ben Ahmed, Mohamed Kilani, and Nour Mahmoud, and directed by Mohamed Lotfy.

Most recently, his novel The Heir was published by The Egyptian Lebanese Publishing House.

Othman also ventured into cinema in 2021 with the film “Before Forty,” starring Basma, Dalia Mostafa, and a group of prominent actors.

In February 2025, he won the Golden Pen Award in Riyadh for screenwriting, presented by Counselor Turki Al-Sheikh, for his screenplay “Open Line.”