Born in 1993, she attended the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt. Her short film "Everyday Story" won first prize in the Civic Engagement Competition organized by the American University in Cairo. A Present from the Past (2015) was her graduation project from the Film Institute and her first feature film.
Based in Cairo, Kawthar Younis is also a producer of films, mini-series and television commercials. In 2016, Younis won the audience award at FIPA in Biarritz with his documentary A Present from the Past, which was also a spectacular success in Egypt.