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.
Filmography
all 42
TV Shows 23
Movies 19
Director 4

The Spider (2022)

COVID-25 (2021)

The End (2020)

Between Two Worlds (2017)

No Tresing or Cameras Allowed (2017)

Cactus Flower (2017)

Third party (2012)

Silence... We're Rolling (2001)

The City (1999)

Romantica (1996)

Mercedes (1993)

The Sixth Day (1986)

Streets of Fire (1984)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-02-18
Deathday
2022-03-20 (61 years old)
Birth Name
زكي فطين منير عبد الوهاب
Birth Place
Cairo, Egypt
Children
Ahmed Mohamed abd elwahab
Father
Fatin Abdelwehab
Mother
Layla Mourad
Relatives
Serag Monir, Monir Morad, Zaki Morad Mordkhay
Citizenships
Egypt
Also Known As
Zaky Fateen Abdel Wahab, Zaky Abdel Wahab , Zaki Abdel Wahab, Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab, زكي فطين عبد الوهاب
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