Overview: An Egyptian actor from the generation of second- and third-billed stars in Egyptian cinema, active from the 1940s through the late 1960s. He was known for an easygoing comic presence and often played the everyday man—the bawwab (building doorman/porter), the sa'i (office messenger), the 'askari (constable/soldier), a street vendor, or a working-class everyman—and at times took on mildly villainous roles.

Education and Beginnings: He entered the industry through a series of small roles and gradually became one of the familiar faces of Egyptian cinema during its golden age.

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