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List Of Copts
This list of Copts includes notable Copts figures who are notable in their areas of expertise. For saints, please refer to ''Coptic Saints''. Performing arts * Rami Malek, actor * Mena Massoud, actor * Ash Atalla, British television producer * Henry Barakat, director * Khairy Beshara, director * Youssef Dawoud, actor * Sanaa Gamil, actress * Maged El Kedwany, actor * Asaad Kelada, Hollywood director * Sandra Nashaat, director * Yousry Nasrallah, director * Hany Ramzy, actor * Daoud Abdel Sayed, film director * Hala Sedki, actress * George Sidhom, actor * Nabila Erian, Opera singer Businessmen * Nader Anise, founder of Coptic American Chamber of Commerce (Coptic Chamber) and attorney * Tharwat Bassily * Michael Ebeid * Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour, banker and businessman * Fayez Sarofim, billionaire, Houston financier * Onsi Sawiris, founder of Orascom Group, Patrick of Sawiris Family * Naguib Sawiris, one of the wealthiest 100 people worldwide * Samih Sawiris, Oras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Shenouda III
Pope Shenouda III (; cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅ̅ '; ar, بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث '; 3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012) was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark the evangelist and apostle. His papacy lasted 40 years, 4 months, and 4 days from 14 November 1971 until his death. His official title was Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic Throne of Saint Mark the Evangelist, Father of fathers, Shepherd of shepherds, Successor of Saint Mark, thirteenth among the Apostles, Ecumenical Judge, Beloved of Christ. He was also the head of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He was a conservative figure within the church and was also respected within the Muslim community. He became a monk in 1954 under the name Father Antonios the Syrian after joining the Syrian Monastery of the Ever-Virgin Mary the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maged El Kedwany
Maged El-Kedwany aka Maged Nabil Elkedwani اى ماجد نبيل الكدوانى( ar, ماجد الكدواني: born: 10 December 1967) is an Egyptian actor. He began acting in the 1990s, playing supporting roles. He won the Muhr Arab - Feature Best Actor Award for his role in ''678'' from Dubai International Film Festival. He's worked on dozens of films, among them are some of the most well-known films of the 1990s, like ''Afareet el-Asphalt'' (Asphalt Ghosts) in 1996 and ''Saidi fe Gamea al-Amrikeya'' (Saidi at the American University) in 1998. His other films include ''Harameya Ki-Gi-To'' (Ki-Gi-To Thieves), ''Harameya fe Thailand'' (Thieves in Thailand), ''Al-Ragel al-Abyad al-Motawast'' (Average White Guy), and ''Khaly min Kolesterol'' (Cholesterol-Free). In 2012, he appeared in two high-profile movies, ''Hafla Montasif al-Leil'' (Midnight Party) and ''Saaa we Nos'' (Hour and a Half). Amongst the theatrical productions that he has performed in are “Pallo” and “Diw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayez Sarofim
Fayez Sarofim (, arz, فايز صاروفيم; 1929 – 27 May 2022) was an Egyptian Coptic American, Coptic-American heir to the Sarofim family fortune, fund manager for a number of Louis Dreyfus Company, Dreyfus family stock funds, largest shareholder of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) and part owner of the NFL team Houston Texans. Sarofim had an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion in May 2022. His investment firm oversaw over $30 billion in assets. Early life Fayez Shalaby Sarofim was born in 1929 in Cairo. His family belonged to the old nobility of Egypt. As the son of an Egyptian aristocrat and agricultural magnate, Sarofim spent his early life as a member of Egypt's political and wealthy elite in modern Heliopolis (Cairo suburb), Heliopolis. Holding the title of a Bey (or ''Chieftain''), Sarofim's father also held large, feudal cotton estates throughout North Africa. Upon his death, Sarofim inherited a portion of his fortune. Sarofim came to the United States in 1946 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monir Fakhri Abdel Nour
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour ( ar, منير فخري عبد النور; cop, ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲓⲣ ⲫⲉϧⲣⲓ ⲁⲃⲇⲉⲗⲛⲟⲩⲣ; born 21 August 1945) is an Egyptian businessman and politician. Early life and education Abdel Nour was born into a Coptic Christian family on 21 August 1945. His father, Amin Fakhry Abdel Nour (1912 – 2012), was a Wafdist politician. He graduated from a French high school in Cairo. He received a bachelor's degree from Cairo University's Faculty of Economics and Political Science. He holds a master's degree from the American University in Cairo (AUC) with a thesis entitled "private foreign investment as a source of economic development." Career Abdel Nour is a businessman. He began his career as representative in Egypt and the Middle East for the French bank "Banque de l'Union Européenne" then joined American Express International Banking Corporation as vice president in Egypt. He later founded Egyptian Finance Company. In 1983 he founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ebeid
Michael Ebeid is an Australian business executive. He was CEO and managing director of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) between June 2011 and October 2018. Ebeid has nearly three decades of experience in media, technology and telecommunications, having held senior roles at IBM, Optus Communications, Two Way Limited, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). Career Ebeid worked with IBM for nine years in various roles across finance, sales and marketing, and worked in Tokyo and other Asian countries. In 1995, he moved to Optus Communications, where he was Director of Commercial Operations for the Consumer Division, with revenues of $1.8b and a staff of over 3000 supplying a range of services telephony, internet and pay television interests. He was on the Board of the subscription television industry body, ASTRA, from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, Ebeid joined Two Way Limited, an interactive TV, mobile and online entertainment media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharwat Bassily
Tharwat Bassily ('') Ph.D.'', (14 September 1940 – 5 December 2017) was an Egyptian businessman. Bassily graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University in 1967. He was founder and chairman of the board of Amoun Pharmaceutical Company S.A.E., one of the leading private pharmaceutical companies in Egypt. Bassily was also the undersecretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the highest Orthodox authority in the Coptic Orthodox Church. It formulates the rules and regulations regarding matters of the Church's organisation and faith. The synod is chaired by ..., a member of the Shura Council, and the founder of Coptic TV. References External links Amoun Pharmaceutical Companyctv channel 1940 births 2017 deaths Coptic businesspeople 20th-century Egyptian businesspeople Egyptian people of Coptic descent Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt Egyptian billionaires Egyptian company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nader Anise
Nader Anise is an American lawyer and marketer based in Florida, known best as the founder and CEO of Nader Anise Lawyer Marketing. He is the founder of the ''American Lawyers Public Image Association'' where he currently serves as national director. Anise is a former adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University where he taught law and marketing. Anise is the founder of Love Your Lawyer Day, an unofficial holiday promoting "no lawyer bashing." Early life and education Anise was born in Cairo, Egypt and came to the United States when he was two and a half, growing up in New Jersey. He grew up in New Jersey and attended Monmouth University prior to going into law. Anise pursued a career in law, despite having a background in sales, marketing, and real estate. He attended Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University Nova Southeastern University (NSU or, informally, Nova) is a private nonprofit research university with its main campus in Davie, Florida. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabila Erian
Nabila M. Erian (Arabic: نبيلة عريان, born 1941) is a professor of vocal sciences at the Cairo Conservatoire, Academy of Arts. Her career as a leading soprano opera singer debuted in 1960. She is also an expert on the history of Coptic music. Her latest research revolves around the continuity between the current practiced Coptic music and the Ancient Egyptian tradition. Erian advocates for the construction of a new modern state of the arts opera house at the New Cairo Administrative Capital. Education Erian obtained her PhD entitled ''Coptic Music: An Egyptian Tradition'' in 1986 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Between 1970 and 1973 she obtained several diplomas and a fellowship from the Trinity College London. In 1965, she obtained an M.A. from the Academia di Santa Cecilia, Rome and in 1962, a B.A. in English Literature from the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. Her school leaving certificate in 1958 was obtained from the English Mission Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Sidhom
George Sidhom ( ar, جورج سيدهم; 28 May 1938 – 27 March 2020), was a veteran Egyptian comedian. Early life George Sidhom was born in Sohag, Egypt on 28 May 1938 and married Linda Makram, who is a pharmacist with whom he remained until his death in 2020. Since childhood Sidhom loved acting and while he was in secondary school he became the head of the school's acting team. He received his Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University in 1961. While Sidhom was at college he took a role in TV program called ''"Dosh bared" (Cold Shower)'' which his social supervisor asked him to take a part in and in that program he met his colleagues Samir Ghanem, and El Deif Ahmed and the three later became Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah. Career George Sidhom's style of comedy was a mixture of slapstick comedy, sarcasm and playing the role of a daft person. He also utilised his physique at points, with emphasis on overeating. Through his career, he participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hala Sedki
Hala Sedki George Younan ( ar, هالة صدقى جورج يونان; born June 15, 1961, in Cairo) is an Egyptian actress. She began her career with the director Nour Al Demirdash in ''Rehlet Al Melion'' and has worked in more than 30 films. She has also received the Best Actress Award from Cairo International Film Festival. Hala has also worked in many successful TV series such as Abyas w Eswed, Awrak Misrya, Arabisk, Zaman Al Aolama and Ynabei El Eshk. She also as finished shooting a big film called "Young Alexander", which is about the story of Alexander the Great. Filmography *Reaction *Young Alexander the Great (2007) .... Olympias, Queen of Macedonia * Heya Fawda (2007) ... a.k.a. Chaos (Canada: English title) ... a.k.a. Chaos, Le (France) ... a.k.a. Chaos, This Is (USA) *Mateegy norkos (2006) * Alexandrie... New York (2004) .... Bonnie ... a.k.a. Alexandria... New York (USA) ... a.k.a. Ghadab, El (Egypt: Arabic title) ... a.k.a. Iskanderija... New York (Egypt: Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daoud Abdel Sayed
Daoud Abdel Sayed ( ar, داود عبد السيد ) is an Egyptian director and screenwriter. He was born in Cairo in 1946. He started as the assistant of Youssef Chahine in The Land. He made several critically acclaimed films, and won several international awards notably for ''The Land of Fear'' which was produced in 1999. Early life Born into a middle-class Coptic family in Cairo, Abd El-Sayed graduated in 1967 from the Higher Film Institute in Cairo as a film director. Daoud Abdel Sayed started his career working as an assistant director in important movies such as “ Al Ard” by Youssef Chahine, “Al Ragol Al Lazy Faqad Zaloh” by Kamal El Sheikh and “Awham El Hob”. However, he found that the job of assistant director was not for him as he had higher ambitions such as directing and producing his own movies: “This job is not for me because it needs a lot of focus, something that I simply do not have”. That is why he chose to film several documentaries in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hany Ramzy (actor)
Hani Ramzi ( ar, هانى رمزى ; born 26 October 1964) is an Egyptian actor and one of the most famous comedians in Egypt. Early life Hani Ramzy who was born in Alexandria, grew up in Beni Mazar, Minya Governorate. Later on, he studied at the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, then joined the Institute of Performing Arts. His debut was with a single sword in the play ''Ana ayza millionaire'' author playwright Yusri El-Ebyari and then with Mohamed Sobhi he participated in plays ''Takharif'' and ''Weghat Nazar'', also participated in a number of roles and then he starred in a series of films. Hany Adel Ramzy was born in the city of Minya, his father is a lawyer. Ramzy is married to a woman from Asyut, Mona Mohab and they have 2 boys together, Shady and Jesse. Films * '' Nasser 56'' 1995 (Naser 56) * ''Se'idi Fi El Gam'ah El Amrikiyyah'' 1998. (Upper Egyptian In American University) * ''Fer'et Banat W Bass'' 1999 (A band Of Girls Only ) * ''Wa La Fi El Neyyah A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
