From the battlefields to the throne of art … the 108th anniversary of the birth of the Faris of the cinema
today, Wednesday, October 8, the birthday of the able artist Ahmed Mazhar, one of the most prominent pillars of Egyptian cinema, who left an unforgettable imprint in the hearts of the masses with his strong and influential performance, and his deep roles that remained immortal in the memory of art Al -Arabi."RTL"> & nbsp;
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Ahmed Mazhar was born in 1917, and he received his secondary education at Al -Saidia School, before joining the Military College and graduating from it in 1938, and he was among a distinguished batch that included a number of prominent personalities, such as the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, President Anwar Sadat, Tharut Okasha, Kamal Al -Din Hussein, and Abdel Hakim Amer."RTL"> & nbsp;
He also joined the infantry weapon after his graduation, then moved to the Knights weapon after the 1952 revolution, where he took the leadership of the Equestrian School, participated in several important historical events such as the Second World War and the Palestine War in 1948, as he represented Egypt in one of the International Olympic competition To care for the arts and literature, before he was completely devoted to cinematic work in 1958."RTL"> & nbsp;
began the appearance of his artistic career through the theater, where he participated in the play & quot; Al -Watan & quot; 1948, with the choice of the artist Zaki Tulaimat. Then he entered the world of cinema from the equestrian portal, where he participated in the movie & quot; the appearance of Islam & quot; In 1951, then the writer Youssef El Sebaei nominated him for the championship role in the movie & quot; my heart’s response & quot; In 1957, the role that was the gateway to stardom, after the great success achieved by the film."RTL"> & nbsp;
Ahmed Mazhar presented many distinguished cinematic works, the most prominent of which is the movie & quot; Al -Nasser Salahuddin & quot; where he embodied the character of Commander Salahuddin Al -Ayyubi with remarkable brilliant, & nbsp; and his roles varied between drama, tragedy and comedy, he starred in comic films such as & quot; the larger crime & quot; And & quot; thieves but cute & quot;, as well as the embodiment of aristocratic characters in films such as & quot; soft hands & quot; And & quot; my heart response & quot;
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also participated in the foreign movie & quot;"Ltr"> Guns and the Fury & quot; Besides the international star Peter Griffs, and also tried directing, he presented two films written by & quot; confused souls & quot; 1968, and & quot; Habiba others & quot; 1976."RTL"> & nbsp;
and on television, participated in a number of prominent works, including: & quot; the conscience of the ruler of Hikmat & quot;, and & quot; against the current & quot; and & quot; Al -Fursan & quot;"RTL"> & nbsp;
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The artist Ahmed Mazhar won many awards and medals in appreciation of his artistic career, including the Medal of Science and Arts from the first class in 1969 from President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and a medal on the Day of Art from President Anwar Sadat. He also won more than 40 local and international awards, most notably the Best Actor Award for the movie & quot; Virgin wife & quot; and a prize for his role in the movie & quot; the last night & quot; in addition to honoring him at the Cairo Film Festival International."RTL"> & nbsp;
On May 8, 2002, the artist Ahmed Mazhar left our world, leaving a great artistic legacy, his memory is immortalized as one of the greatest symbols of art in Egypt and the Arab world.
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