Ahmed Mekky (; born June 19, 1980) is an

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and

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Personal life

Ahmed Mekky was born in

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, Algeria as a son of an

ian mother and an Algerian father. He was raised as a boy in the Talbia of Haram District,

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, where he filmed his Egyptian patriotic song clip "''Wa'fet Nasyt Zaman''". His sister is , an Egyptian

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. Mekky paused his career for a period of time after suffering from Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection. He caught the virus after sharing water bottles with his fellow

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trainees. Mekky married an Egyptian businesswoman, with whom he has one son, Adham. They divorced in 2013.

Career

Mekky began his career after graduating from the directing division at Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema. Mekky started out directing several short films such as ''Yabanee Asly'' (''An Original Japanese'') before directing ''El Hassa El Sab'a'' (''The Seventh Sense''), which starred Ahmed El-Fishawy, in 2005. That work was adapted from a short film that Mekky had previously directed in 2003. Mekky has collaborated with his sister Enas Mekky in directing several television productions, including ''Lahazat Hariga'' (''Crucial Moments'') and ''

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'' (''Tamer and Shaweiyah'') in which he also played the role of ''Haitham Dabour''. Mekky stars in the

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Egyptian comedy series '' El Kabeer Awy'' in which he plays both main characters, two brothers vying for the inheritance of their deceased father. In 2013, the third season of ''El Kabeer Awy'' introduces a third brother, also played by Mekky. Besides his career in cinema, Mekky has also continued to write

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that he performs in films or uploads to the internet.

Music

Ahmed Mekky has achieved recognition for his work in the rap genre. He released successful songs like "Masr Baldy" and "Wa'fet Nasyt Zaman" in 2017. His 2012 album Asloh Araby includes the track "Atr Al Hayah," which samples

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's "Coffee Cold"., in the song "Asloh Araby" Mekky discusses a theory that rap has roots in

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going back to the days of trans Saharan trade In 2022 Mekky made a Collab with fellow Egyptian rapper wegz in the song "aqwa mix" , the song was a success being well received by fans

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mekky, Ahmed 1980 births Living people Egyptian male film actors Egyptian comedians 21st-century Egyptian male singers Egyptian rappers Egyptian male television actors Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic Egyptian people of Algerian descent Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema alumni Male actors from Giza 21st-century Egyptian male actors 21st-century Egyptian writers