Marwan Hamed
Marwan Hamed (born April 4, 1977) is an Egyptian film director. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed and journalist Zeinab Sweidan. His debut was a short film entitled Li Li followed by a major feature film entitled The Yacoubian Building based on a novel by Alaa Al Aswany and starring Nour El Sherif and Adel Emam.
Marwan Hamed
- Name
- Marwan Hamed
- Born
- 4 April 1977
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Egypt
- Occupation
- film director
- Full name
- مروان وحيد حامد.
- Nationality
- Egypt.
- Fields
- film direction and screenwriting.
- Education
- Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema.
- Known for
- The Blue Elephant, Ibrahim Labyad and The Yacoubian Building.
- Languages
- Arabic and English.
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Marwan Hamed (born April 4, 1977) is an Egyptian film director. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed and journalist Zeinab Sweidan. His debut was a short film entitled Li Li followed by a major feature film entitled The Yacoubian Building based on a novel by Alaa Al Aswany and starring Nour El Sherif and Adel Emam.
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Marwan Hamed (born 1977) is an Egyptian director, film director and film producer, among other activities. The director was born مروان وحيد حامد in Cairo.
Marwan Hamed studied at Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema. The director is active in film direction and screenwriting.
Works include Ibrahim Labyad, The Blue Elephant and The Yacoubian Building. Languages used include Arabic and English.
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He has taken part in direction of the series Lahzat Harija and has filmed a music video for Amr Diab. The Yacoubian Building was followed by Ibrahim Labyad starring Ahmed El-Sakka and Hend Sabry and was released in 2009. Then he released The Blue Elephant starring actor Karim Abdel Aziz and Khaled Al Sawy, and is based on Ahmed Mourad's novel of the same name. In 2017 he released The Originals starting Khaled el Sawy, Maged el Kedwany and Menna Shalby. In 2026 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam a retrospective for Hamed, as one of its Focus strands in celebration of his prolific career will be featured along with European premiere of his 2025 film El Sett, a biopic of Egyptian singer and actress Umm Kulthum.
Marwan Hamed studied at Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema. The recorded working language is Arabic and English. The field of work recorded is film direction and screenwriting. Works named in the authority record are The Blue Elephant, Ibrahim Labyad and The Yacoubian Building.
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• Name — Marwan Hamed • Born — 4 April 1977 • Birthplace — Cairo, Egypt • Occupation — film director • Mother — Zeinab Sweidan • Father — Wahid Hamed
Filmography
Filmography
• 2025: El Sett • 2022: Kira Wel Gen • 2019: The Blue Elephant 2 • 2018: Diamond Dust • 2017: The Originals • 2014: The Blue Elephant • 2009: Ibrahim Labyad • 2006: The Yacoubian Building
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Marwan Hamed is recorded with the occupation music video director. Recorded with the occupation film screenwriter. Recorded as film producer, screenwriter and director. Recorded at birth as مروان وحيد حامد.
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