Hesham Selim (; 27 January 1958 – 22 September 2022) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He is the son of

Saleh Selim Mohamed Saleh Mohamed Selim (; 11 September 1930 – 6 May 2002) was an Egyptian football executive, former football player and an actor. He was the 13th president of Al Ahly SC. Nicknamed "El Maestro", for taking Al Ahly's football team to nu ...

. He acted in many movies and television series since his childhood.

Career

Selim's first acting role was in '' Empire M'' (1972), in which he acted as the son of

Faten Hamama Faten Ahmed Hamama (, ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was only seven years old. Her earliest roles were minor, but her activity an ...

. However, he took his schooling seriously and did not act again until he graduated, in which he studied Tourism in

Helwan University Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan, Egypt, which is part of Greater Cairo on over . It comprises 23 faculties and two higher institutes in addition to 50 research centers. Overview Helwan University is a member of the ...

. Beside his acting career, he hosted the TV show "Hiwar Al Qahira" on

Sky News Arabia Sky News Arabia (stylized as Sky News ; ) is an Arabic 24-hour rolling news channel broadcast mainly operated in the Middle East and North Africa. It is a joint venture between UK-based Sky Group and the UAE-based International Media Investment ...

Personal life

Selim was married twice. Mervat El Nahas was his first wife who was the mother of his three children. He then married Nadia Al Ghaleb in 2004. On 5 May 2020, he spoke on television about having a 26-year-old

transgender A transgender (often shortened to trans) person has a gender identity different from that typically associated with the sex they were sex assignment, assigned at birth. The opposite of ''transgender'' is ''cisgender'', which describes perso ...

son, in a rare public show of support for

LGBT+ LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The group i ...

rights in the conservative Muslim majority country. On 22 September 2022, he died of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

after several months in hospital.

Selected filmography

* Bahethat an al horeya, Al (2005) * Kalam fel hob (2005) * Enta omry (2004) .... Hesham (the doctor) * Mahmoud Al-Masri (2004) TV series * Leqaa ala al hawaa (2004) TV series .... Omar * Malak rohi (2003) TV series .... Young Abdel Majid * Banat, El (2003) TV mini-series .... Kamal * El Nazer (2000) * Assifa, Al (2000)... aka The Storm (International: English title) * Ard el ahlam (1993) .... Magdi (son)... aka Land of Dreams (International: English title) * Leighb maa al shayatin, Al (1991) * Gabalawi, Al (1991) * Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman (1990) (as Hisham Selim)... aka Alexandria Again and Forever * Qesma wa nasib (1990) * Khadem, Al (1990)... aka The Servant (literal English title) * Fedihat al omr (1989)... aka A Lifetime Scandal (literal English title) * Aragoz, al- (1989)... aka The Puppeteer (literal English title) * Eghteyal modaresa (1988)... aka Assassination of a Teacher (literal English title) * Fortunes of War .... Student (1 episode, 1987) * Maloughb, Al (1987) * Atshana (1987)... aka Thirsty (literal English title) * Saat al fazagh (1986)... aka Hours of Scare * Enteqam, -al (1986)... aka The Revenge (literal English title) * Min fadlik wa ihsanik (1986)… aka Please and Your Kindness (literal English title) * Satrak ya rab (1986) * Ragol lehaza alzaman (1986)... aka A Man for This Time * Zeyara al akhira, -al (1986)... aka The Last Visit * Ragab al wahsh (1985) * Sanawat al khatar (1985)... aka Years of Danger * Basamat fawk al maa (1985)... aka Prints on the Sea * La tasalni man ana (1984)... aka Don't Ask Me Who I Am * Tazwir fi awrak rasmeya (1984)... aka Falsification of Legal Documents * Awdat al ibn al dal (1976) .... Ibrahim... aka The Return of the Prodigal Son * Emberatoriet meem (1972)... aka Empire M

Television

* Kalabsh 3 (2019) * Malak rohi (2003) * Amaken Fel Qalb (2005) * Lahazat Harega ''Critical moments'' (2007). * Harb elgawasis ''Spies war'' (2009).

References

External links