Karim Alrawi (Arabic كريم الراوي) is a writer born in Alexandria, Egypt. He has taught at universities in the UK, Egypt, US and Canada. He was an International Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa and taught creative writing at the university's International Writing Program. He was president of Egyptian Pen (the local branch of the international writer's organization) from 1992 to 1994 replacing . He was followed in the position by novelist Gamal El-Ghitani.