Essam Youssef is an Egyptian author born in Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature at Cairo University. He serves as the General Manager of Montana Studios for Film Production. Youssef is notably recognized for his bestseller novel "1/4 Gram", which has seen 31 editions. His other works include the story and script for the television series "ذهاب وعودة" and several short stories titled "بالـ 3". He is the son of Abdel Tawab Youssef, a pioneer in children's literature in Egypt and the Arab world, and the late journalist Netila Rashed "Mama Lubna", who was the editor-in-chief of Samir Magazine for forty years.