Adel Emam
Adel Emam (Arabic: عادل إمام; born 17 May 1940) is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, combined comedy with romance especially in his earlier secondary roles in films such as My Wife, the Director General, My Wife's Dignity, My Wife's Goblin and Virgo, all films starring Salah Zulfikar.
Adel Emam | |
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| عادل إمام | |
| Born | Adel Mohamed Emam May 17, 1940 Mansoura, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Other names | El Zaeem (The Leader), The Fourth Pyramid |
| Citizenship | Egypt |
| Education | Cairo University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1962–2024 |
| Spouse | Hala Al Shalaqani |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Mustafa Metwalli (brother-in-law) |
Emam earned a bachelor's degree in Agriculture from Cairo University. Since then he has appeared in over 103 movies and 10 plays. He is one of the most famous actors in Egypt and in the Arab world.
His contributions to the Egyptian film industry and theatre through addressing social and political issues in film and television earned him a cult following and a worldwide reputation that made him one of the most influential Arab public figures in the 1980s and 1990s. Adel Imam is considered by a huge mass of cult followers as a cultural icon in the history of modern Egypt.
In January 2000, the United Nations appointed Emam as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.