Nader Galal

• Name — Nader Galal • Born — 29 January 1941 • Died — 16 December 2014 • Years Active — 1965–2014 • Mother — Mary Queeny • Father — Ahmed Galal • Children — Ahmed Nader Galal

Galal was born in January 1941 to an artistic family. His father was the Egyptian director Ahmed Galal and his mother was Mary Queeny, the Lebanese-born Egyptian actress and film producer. He obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1963, and in 1964 graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo with a diploma in film directing.

Galal started his career as an assistant director of Al-Shaqiqan (The Brothers) in 1965. and directed more than 50 films. He worked with actors like Adel Imam and Nadia El-Gendy. He directed several action films, including: Batal men Waraq (Paper Hero; 1988), A Mission in Tel Aviv (1992) and Jazeerat al-shaytan (Devil's Island; 1990). He was known for El-Irhaby (The Terrorist, 1994), Risala Ela Al-Wali (A Message to the Governor, 1998), and El-Wad Mahrouz Beta'a El-Wazir (Mahrous, the Minister's Attaché, 1999), Salam Ya Sahby (Goodbye my friend), and the Bekhit wa Adila series of films. From 2003 onwards, he mostly directed television drama, including White Abbas in the Black Day (2004) and Abed Karman (2011).

His son, Ahmed Nader Galal is also a director, and he was named after his grandfather, Ahmed Galal.

His recorded languages were Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. His recorded confession was Islam. He was the child of Ahmed Galal and Mary Queeny. Other recorded relations include Hussein Fawzi and Abbas Kamel.