Diaries of a General Manager - Season 1

First aired: 1/31/1995 26 episodes

Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 1/31/1995

As Ahmed Abdul Haq takes over the position of the general manager of the company, he begins to get to know the employees, while his wife Amira seeks to improve her appearance to suit his new position.

2. Episode 2

Aired: 2/1/1995

Amira's material demands increase. Ahmed refuses the employees' attempt to compliment and exploit him, so he disguises himself and infiltrates the company to discover the truth about what is happening behind his back.

3. Episode 3

Aired: 2/2/1995

Ahmed refuses to hire his nephew in the company, while he tracks the negligence of the employees, including the employee Abdul Azim whom he reprimands. Mamdouh takes a bribe at work.

4. Episode 4

Aired: 2/3/1995

Mamdouh is disappointed after Ahmed refuses to agree to the deal that he took a bribe for. Ahmed disguises himself to help a man clear his papers despite the intransigence of the employee Abu Samir. Mamdouh gets angry at Ahmed's orders to stick to the attendance record.

5. Episode 5

Aired: 2/4/1995

Ahmed is annoyed when his wife brings a maid into their home. The tension between Mamdouh and Ahmed increases. Ahmed confirms the integrity of Abu Sherif after his refusal to accept an illegal transaction of Sobhy Al-Qusayr.

6. Episode 6

Aired: 2/5/1995

Ahmed agrees with Abu Sherif that he will review any legal transaction that passes to the latter who offers him a promotion. Ahmed refuses to let Amira change the furniture of their house.

7. Episode 7

Aired: 2/6/1995

Amira almost reveals Ahmed's secret after her visit to his work and orders him to change his secretary. Ahmed gets angry after Adnan and Samira buy the furniture for them. Abu Zaher and Abu Ra'ad seek to transfer Ahmed from his position after he exposed that they have taken a bribe.

8. Episode 8

Aired: 2/7/1995

Ahmed is beaten by Abu Ra'ad while he disguises himself after he believes that he is the one who passes the information to the director. Ahmed's family fails to hide this news from everyone.

9. Episode 9

Aired: 2/8/1995

Mamdouh takes advantage of Tariq's unpaid bill for a restaurant and asks him to turn to him in these situations. Abu Ra'ad returns to ask Abu Zaher to sign an incorrect transaction, but when he refuses, the owner of the transaction beats Abu Ra'ad.

10. Episode 10

Aired: 2/9/1995

During his disguise, Ahmed joins the procurement committee staff, only to discover that they are cheating and receiving equipment not up to code.

11. Episode 11

Aired: 2/10/1995

When Ahmed discovers Tariq's secret bill, he solves the problem and warns his family that his employees might exploit this. Ahmed reveals to Abdul Azim that he's giving private lessons during work hours.

12. Episode 12

Aired: 2/11/1995

Ahmed transfers the treasurer Selim from his job after defrauding a client. Ahmed refuses to mediate for Hossam in order to win a recruitment competition for the company. Mamdouh accuses the employee Khaled of ruining a car belonging to the company, so Ahmed decides to intervene to find out the truth.

13. Episode 13

Aired: 2/12/1995

Ahmed disguises himself as a buffet worker and follows up on employees and clients. When Mamdouh asks Tariq to make his father sign the illegal transaction without his knowledge, Ahmed finds out.

14. Episode 14

Aired: 2/13/1995

Ahmed intervenes to solve a problem facing the employee Samer. Mamdouh returns to meet Tariq. Ahmed is surprised by a meeting with the ministry while he is in disguise.

15. Episode 15

Aired: 2/14/1995

Amira suspects Ahmed's relationship with another because of his repeated disappearance from his office. Ahmed reveals Mamdouh's plot with other workers against Khaled. Ahmed interferes in selecting members of the procurement committee.

16. Episode 16

Aired: 2/15/1995

A friend of Ahmed records a conversation between Akram and his girlfriend, Feryal, in which he confesses to corruption. Ahmed quarrels with Amira because of her offer to him to sign Mamdouh's transaction. Tariq gets angry because of Ahmed's decision to handle his inheritance with his sister.

17. Episode 17

Aired: 2/16/1995

Maha and Hossam are worried about their father's greed to have gain from Ahmed's position. Amira quarrels with her husband for refusing to mediate for her relatives. Ahmed confronts the employee Akram with the recordings.

18. Episode 18

Aired: 2/17/1995

The police arrest Feryal and Akram. Ahmed asks Gamal to take the position of Akram. Mamdouh accepts an applicant for the competition after the end of the application period. Ahmed discovers Mamdouh's manipulation of those who deserve extra pay from the employees.

19. Episode 19

Aired: 2/18/1995

Ahmed refuses the minister's request to include his friend in the competition. Ahmed discovers manipulation in the applications for the competition, but he fails to obtain evidence against Mamdouh. He objects to the list of winners in the test submitted by Mamdouh.

20. Episode 20

Aired: 2/19/1995

Ahmed enters the oral examination committee in disguise, and is surprised by how the committee gives easy questions to those with connections. Ahmed asks Abu Sherif to form a new examination committee.

21. Episode 21

Aired: 2/20/1995

As the test is repeated, Lu'ay succeeds, despite Mamdouh's attempts to make him fail. Mamdouh forges Ahmed’s signature on the transaction, which he refused to sign, and it becomes clear that it belongs to Adnan. Mamdouh fails to obtain the list of the names of those who passed the test.

22. Episode 22

Aired: 2/21/1995

Tariq gets into a car accident and hits the young Ramy. Ahmed takes care of his treatment. Mamdouh offers to help Tariq with his problem in exchange for money.

23. Episode 23

Aired: 2/22/1995

Mamdouh is prevented from signing any transactions without Ahmed's knowledge. Ahmed disguises himself as Nabih and works in the warehouse to review the books after learning that there were stolen items in them. Mamdouh requests the formation of a committee to destroy materials in the warehouse.

24. Episode 24

Aired: 2/23/1995

After finding him looking into the warehouse's notebooks, Mamdouh begins to dig around Nabih. A fire breaks out in the warehouse when Ahmed arrives to see the files, while the police investigate the matter.

25. Episode 25

Aired: 2/24/1995

After finding his keys in the warehouse, the police are investigating Ahmed and they find out what happened to him on the night of the fire. Abu Hassan and Abu Hamed admit to burning the warehouse to cover up the theft that Mamdouh knew about.

26. Episode 26

Aired: 2/25/1995

The police arrest Mamdouh, after Ahmed discovers his forged signature. Ahmed signs a transaction while in disguise, but after the truth is revealed, he is released.