Hamdy Ahmed
Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa (حمدى أحمد محمد خليفة; 9 November 1933, Sohag, Egypt – 8 January 2016) was an Egyptian actor. He is known for his role as Mahjoub Abdel Dayem in the film Cairo 30 (1966). Ahmed was a parliamentary representative for the district of Bulaq at the time of the forcible relocation of the population of that quarter to public housing in the az-Zawiya al-Hamra district in the periphery of Cairo.
Also recorded as Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa
Hamdy Ahmed
- Name
- Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa
- Birthplace
- Sohag, Egypt
- Occupation
- Actor
- Born
- 1933 · Sohag.
- Died
- 2016
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Education
- Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts
- Languages
- Arabic · Egyptian Arabic
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Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa (حمدى أحمد محمد خليفة; 9 November 1933, Sohag, Egypt – 8 January 2016) was an Egyptian actor. He is known for his role as Mahjoub Abdel Dayem in the film Cairo 30 (1966). Ahmed was a parliamentary representative for the district of Bulaq at the time of the forcible relocation of the population of that quarter to public housing in the az-Zawiya al-Hamra district in the periphery of Cairo.
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Biography
Biography
He was a member of the Labour Party of Egypt, but left it in 1984. Ahmed was also a columnist for the newspaper Elosboa (الأسبوع).
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa • Birthplace — Sohag, Egypt • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1961–2016
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1966 — Al-Kahira 30 (القاهرة 30, "Cairo 30") — Mahjoub Abdel Dayem • 1969 — Al-Ard (الأرض, "The Land") — Mohammad Effendi • 1972 — Al-Asfour (العصفور, "The Sparrow") • 1986 — Al-Yawm al-Sadis (اليوم السادس, "The Sixth Day") — Saïd — Released in France as Le Sixième Jour
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1933
Hamdy Ahmed born at Sohag.
2016
Hamdy Ahmed died.
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