Hesham Selim

Brief Biography

• Name: Hesham Selim
• Date of birth: 27 January 1958
• Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
• Date of death: 22 September 2022
• Profession: Egyptian actor
• Years active: from 1972 to 2021
• Standing: an Egyptian actor whose career was associated with film, television, and Layali El Helmeya

Early Life and Beginnings

• His father was the footballer and football executive Saleh Selim, Al-Ahly SC's thirteenth president, nicknamed El Maestro.
• He began acting at fourteen as Faten Hamama's son in «Empire M», then focused on his schooling and did not return to acting until after graduation.
• He graduated from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Helwan University.

Career

• He played Adel Selim El-Badri in the long-running series «Layali El Helmeya» across parts two through six between 1988 and 2016.
• He hosted the weekly interview program «Hiwaar Al-Qahira» on Sky News Arabia.
• Late in his career, he appeared as Akram Safwan in the third season of «Kalabsh» in 2019.
• «Hegmet Mortadda» in 2021 was his final work.

Selected Works

• Empire M (1972)
• Alexandria Again and Forever (1990)
• Land of Dreams (1993)
• The Storm (2000)
• Layali El Helmeya (1988–2016)
• Kalabsh Season 3 (2019)
• Hegmet Mortadda (2021)

Artistic Style

• His range spans feature film, television drama, and the interview program.

Personal Life

• He married twice: first to Mervat El Nahas, with whom he had Nour, Qesmet, and Zein El-Sharaf, and then to Saudi Nadia Al Ghaleb in 2004.

Passing

• He died from lung cancer after several months of hospitalization.