Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab

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.

Known For

Bayn El Samaa W El Ard 2021 ★ 7.0
The End 2020 ★ 6.4
Ayoub 2018
Ayoub 2018 ★ 9.3
Rahim 2018 ★ 7.0
Karma's Curse 2018
The Flood 2017 ★ 7.0
The Sun Will Never Set 2017 ★ 7.0
No Trespassing or Cameras Allowed 2017 ★ 1.0
Between Two Worlds 2017
Red Sulfur 2016
Birth Certificate 2016
Esteefa 2015
The Oracle 2013 ★ 7.5
On Tipping Point 2013
Temporary Name 2013 ★ 6.0
The Second Wife 2013
Third party 2012
Citizen X 2011 ★ 6.3
Shubra Rotation 2011
Soft Life 2010
The People of Cairo 2010 ★ 7.0
The City 1999 ★ 7.4
Summer Thefts 1988 ★ 8.8