Egyptian actor Zaki Fateen Abdel-Wahab dies at 61

Ahram Online , Sunday 20 Mar 2022

Renowned Egyptian actor and director Zaki Fateen Abdel-Wahab died on Sunday at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer.

Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab

Born in 1961 to prominent director Fateen Abdel-Wahab and iconic singer Laila Mourad, Abdel-Wahab graduated from the High Cinema Institute in 1983.

He worked as an assistant to a number of legendary directors, including Ali Badrakhan in ‘Ahl El-Qemma’ and Youssef Chahine in the ‘El-Youm El-Sadis’, which featured his debut as a film actor.

Abdel-Wahab starred in tens of films and TV works.

His filmography includes ‘Marsidis’, ‘El-Madina’, ‘Skoot, Hansawar’, ‘Ahl Cairo’, and ‘Baheb El-Cima’.

His TV works include 'El-Araaf',  'Esm Moaqqat’, ‘Ayoub’, and ‘El-Nehaya.’

He also wrote and directed a film titled ‘Romantica’ in 1996, which never saw the light of day.

His funeral will be held in El-Sayeda Nafisa Mosque in Cairo this afternoon.

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