After the family of the artist Adel Imam announced his retirement from acting and was satisfied with the artistic works he presented, and enjoying spending his time with his family and grandchildren during the “Joy Ord” concert, last January 20, it was reported that the reason behind his sons Rami and Muhammad Adel Imam announcing this decision was after an injury. Their father has Alzheimer’s disease, which led the family to choose not to appear directly in the media.
The failure of the Egyptian artist, nicknamed “The Leader,” to attend the ceremony that was held in Riyadh sparked controversy, as he was given an exceptional award in the name of “Leader of Arab Art,” which is presented once and is not given to anyone else. It was received by his youngest son, the actor Mohamed Imam, and his family contented themselves with displaying a short audio message to him bearing Words of thanks to the audience.
But Muhammad Adel Imam denied, on the sidelines of the ceremony’s activities and during television statements, that his father was isolated from appearing in the media, and confirmed that his father was living a rest period in his home and receiving visits normally from his colleagues and lovers.
In 2022, journalist Mohamed El-Baz had confirmed during his program on Al-Nahar channel that Adel Imam would not return to acting again and that he was suffering from some symptoms of Alzheimer’s, which his two sons denied at the time. A few months ago, during an interview with the “The Sibyl” program, El-Baz said that he knew Adel Imam was diagnosed with illness through his close friends. They were forced to deny the news later.
Director Rami Adel Imam announced his father’s decision to retire, and said that he decided to take a break and stay with his grandchildren at home, and be content with the work he had presented in his extended artistic career.
The series “Valentino” was the last artistic appearance of the artist Adel Imam in 2020 (social networking sites)
End of appearance
The last appearance of the artist Adel Imam was on May 17 of last year, during his celebration of his 83rd birthday, after his manager, Adel Soliman, published a group of photos in the company of a number of his friends and colleagues close to the artistic community, including Yousra Welba and the artist Khaled Sarhan and his brother. Producer Issam Imam and a number of artists.
Adel Imam was scheduled to present his latest work, the film “Al-Wad and His Father”, with his youngest son Muhammad Imam co-starring, directed by Rami Imam, but the project was postponed more than once, and then its cancellation was announced.
As for Adel Imam’s last work, it was the series “Valentino” in 2020, written by Ayman Bahjat Qamar and directed by Rami Imam, after a career that he began in the 1960s with small roles, before he took the lead in the 1970s, and proceeded to continue his career over successive decades, thus becoming the owner of the series “Valentino” in 2020. The largest balance of artistic championships in the history of Egyptian art is in theatre, cinema and television drama.
