Amir Karara (; born 10 October 1977) is an Egyptian actor and TV presenter. His real beginning came during his presentation of ''Star Maker'' in 2003. Karara is best known for his dramatic and action roles such as his roles in ''Karmouz War'' (2018), ''Horob Edtirari'' (2017) and ''Special Operations'' (2007). His most important series including ''

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'' (2017), ''Al Tabbal'' (2016) and ''Hawari Bucharest'' (2015). Karara's recent films have grossed high box office revenues. His series ''Kalabsh'' with all its parts, achieved great success in Egypt, where he became famous under the name "Basha Masr" or "Pasha of

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Early life

Amir Karara was born on 10 October 1977 in

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. He graduated from Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, department of tourism, but he did not work in a profession related to his studies. He was a volleyball player and participated in the main national volleyball team in Egypt. He entered world championships in volleyball, but did not continue in the field of sports.

Personal life

Karara married Hend Salah Hosny, sister of footballer and actor Ahmed Salah Hosny, in 2006. They have 3 children: Selim, Laila and Nelly. In December 2020, Karara announced that he had tested positive for

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. In January 2021, he announced his recovery from it after 16 days.

Career

Karara's artistic beginning was in the field of television advertisements. He used to play small roles in the Egyptian advertisements. Until he was discovered by the Egyptian businessman Tarek Nour and presented his first program ''Star Maker'' in 2002. In the same year, he participated in the sitcom ''Youth Online'' and in the second season in 2003. After that, Karara's artistic works continued, including ''The Best of Times'' (2004), ''Zaky Chan'' (2005), ''Special Operations'' (2007) and ''Kasablanka'' (2019). Karara starred as Sleim El-Ansary in the Egyptian drama series ''

'', which was released during Ramadan 2017. The second season was released in Ramadan 2018 and the third season in Ramadan 2019. In 2020, he portrayed Ahmed Mansi in the Egyptian

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series ''Al Ekhtiar''.

Works

Films

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