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Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab

Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab

AKA: Zaky Fateen Abdel Wahab · Zaky Abdel Wahab · Zaki Abdel Wahab · Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab · زكي فطين عبد الوهاب

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Born: 1961 Cairo, Egypt 12 Global Credits 🔥 0.5 Popularity
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Biography

Zaki Abdel Wahab (February 18, 1961 - March 20, 2022) was an Egyptian actor and film director. He was the son of renowned Egyptian singer Laila Mourad and director Fatin Abdel Wahab. He graduated from the Directing Department of the Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema in 1983.

Abdel Wahab worked as a second assistant director in the movie People on the Top (1981) and as an assistant director in many of Youssef Chahine's films, including The Sixth Day (1986), in which he made his debut as an actor. He also acted in Alexandria Again and Forever (1989), I Love Cinema (2004), and starred in Yousry Nasrallah's Mercedes (1993). In 1996, Zaki directed his feature film Romantica, which was a biography of his life. He was the location manager of American films and miniseries shot in Egypt such as Mysteries of Egypt (1998) and The Mummy Returns (2001).

Zaki married actress Soad Hosny in 1981 after she separated from the film director Ali Badrakhan. However, they separated after only a few months of marriage, and he stated in more than one interview that the reason was his mother's opposition. He died in 2022 after a battle with lung cancer.

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The End 2020 Head Commander
Ayoub 2018 Contributor
Rahim 2018 Contributor
The Sun Will Never Set 2017 Contributor
Temporary Name 2013 Contributor
The Oracle 2013 Contributor
The Thug 2012 Contributor
Third party 2012 Contributor
Third party 2012 Actor's Assistant
Citizen X 2011 Contributor
Shubra Rotation 2011 Contributor
The People of Cairo 2010 Contributor