The Egyptian actor Mostafa Fahmy, known as “the handsome man on the Egyptian screen,” died at the age of 82 after his health worsened, turning the page of a life full of achievements and challenges.
The Acting Professions Syndicate announced Fahmy’s death, and his brother, the actor Hussein Fahmy, mourned him. Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hanno said in a statement that the Egyptian and Arab cultural art scene lost “the death of one of the most important creators who made a name for himself by presenting very serious and purposeful art to to serve our social affairs. ”
A noble family
Fahmi was born in 1942. He is Hussein’s younger brother, and they are of Circassian origin. He is the grandson of Muhammad Pasha Fahmi, who was the head of the Shura Council Pasha Fahmi, was the secretary of the Shura Council, and his grandmother was Amina Hanem Al-Manstarli.
He began his artistic career as a photographer after graduating from the Institute of Cinema, Department of Photography At the beginning of his career, he worked as a camera assistant in the film “The Princess of My Love” in 1974, in was his brother Hussein a star. along with actress Souad Hosni.
150 cinematic and dramatic works
During his artistic career, which began in the 1970s, Fahmy presented almost 150 cinematic and dramatic works.
Among the most prominent characters he appeared on screen was the Israeli character Izaak Haim in the series “Tears in Shameless Eyes”.
