Hayat Al-Fahd.. “The Lady of the Gulf Screen” turns the pages of her creativity forever
The “Lady of the Gulf Screen,” the Kuwaiti star, Hayat Al-Fahd (78 years old), turned the pages of her book of creativity, at dawn today, Tuesday, April 21, stepping down from “the master of art,” and announcing her surrender to the complications of the disease, after she had courageously resisted it for several months.
The Kuwaiti star’s official account announced her departure this morning, with brief words filled with pain and anguish, saying: “With hearts that believe in God’s will and destiny, we mourn the death of the esteemed artist Hayat Al-Fahd, who passed away after suffering from illness, following a career full of artistic and humanitarian giving. Al-Fahd’s life was a symbol of Gulf drama, and left an immortal legacy that will remain in the memory of generations. We ask God to cover her with His vast mercy, to dwell her in His spacious gardens, and to inspire her family and lovers with patience and solace.”
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The last artistic appearance of the late star, Hayat Al-Fahd, comes back dramatically, through the series “My Mother’s Thoughts”, in the Ramadan 2025 drama season, which was preceded by an artistic hiatus in 2024, after she suffered a health problem and was absent from appearing at that time, after she presented in the Ramadan 2023 drama season, the series “The Apple of Your Eye”.
The “Lady of the Gulf Screen” bid farewell to her fans in the series “My Mother’s Thoughts,” in a social drama that sheds light on the problems that are affecting many Gulf families, as a result of the mother’s interference in the lives of her children. It was written by Abdul Mohsen Al-Roudhan and directed by Basil Al-Khatib.
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In the series, Hayat Al-Fahd embodied the role of a controlling mother called “Shaha,” who imposes her ideas and, by extension, her decisions on her children. Which resulted in endless daily conflicts. A group of artists participated in the series, most notably: Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Shaima Ali, Hilda Yassin, Zahra Al-Kharji, and Reem Arhama.
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Gulf drama audiences will miss the presence of the esteemed artist Hayat Al-Fahd, who spent her last days in her homeland, Kuwait, in a coma, after she returned from the British capital, London, following a treatment trip that was not crowned with success, as she remained under close observation, following the development of her health condition, after she suffered a stroke that greatly affected her health.
Hayat Al-Fahd is considered one of the main pillars of the development of drama in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf. Since her first appearance in the series “The Abu Jassum Family” in 1964, until her last dramatic work, “My Mother’s Thoughts,” which she presented in the Ramadan 2025 drama season, she achieved a great artistic presence, through which she maintained her dominance at the top of the Gulf stars.
If memory goes back to the immortal works that the late star presented as an artist and producer, we will find that the archive of Gulf drama is filled with dozens of these works, which constitute a burning artistic memory, dealing with many artistic topics that are of interest to Kuwaiti society in particular, and Gulf society in general, as her roles varied, but she was always determined to present what addresses the problems, concerns of people and their life issues, presenting the problem and solving it.
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Hayat Al-Fahd.. “The Lady of the Gulf Screen” turns the pages of her creativity forever
Among the most prominent works presented by Hayat Al-Fahd, and which are still stuck in people’s memories, is the series “My Aunt Qamasha” in 1983, which is considered the most famous series in the history of Gulf drama, followed by the comedy series “Ruqaya and Sabeeka,” which is considered one of the most famous Gulf comedies produced in 1986, and its events revolve around two sisters whose lives turn from poverty to wealth, beginning a series of funny paradoxes in the world of commerce. Hayat Al-Fahd presents the character of Sabeeka, a simple woman who suddenly finds herself in a world whose rules she does not understand. She falls victim to exploitation because of her kindness.
While in the series “The Wound of Time” in 2001, she presented a poignant human story full of family injustice and family conflicts, through the story of an orphan who suffers exploitation by his relatives, and Hayat Al-Fahd embodied the character “Maryam”, who interacts with events in a social context that reflects issues of neglect and suffering within the family.
As for the series “Al-Farij” in 2006, it documented the transformations of Kuwaiti society before and after oil, through the story of a marriage that raises jealousy and family conflicts, and Hayat Al-Fahd plays the role of “Umm Mubarak,” the first wife who faces emotional and social challenges after her husband marries another woman, in a performance full of feelings.
While the events of the series “With Hessa Qalam” in 2018 revolved around a woman who suffers from forgetfulness, which prompts her to document the details of her life daily, in the midst of intertwined family crises. In it, Hayat Al-Fahd played the role of a woman called “Hessa,” who through her suffering reflects the cruelty of loss and psychological changes within a human dramatic framework.
In 2020, the star Hayat Al-Fahd witnessed a role that caused a sensation, after she presented the series “Umm Haroun,” which tells the story of a Jewish doctor who lives in the Gulf during the 1940s and faces social and humanitarian challenges.
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Hayat Al-Fahd.. “The Lady of the Gulf Screen” turns the pages of her creativity forever
It can be emphasized that Hayat Al-Fahd did not reach the high status that qualified her to be the “Lady of the Gulf Screen” by chance, and through her various roles, she was not satisfied with stardom, but rather contributed to shaping the features of the Gulf dramatic identity, and accompanied the transformations of society, stage after stage, from the time of simplicity to the complexities of the modern era.
Before the stage and camera lenses knew her, Hayat Al-Fahad worked as a nurse in a hospital, and there coincidence played a decisive role, when her talent caught the attention of the late artist Hussein Al-Qattan, known as “Bou Jassoum,” who saw in her an innate acting energy, and gave her an opportunity that completely changed the course of her life.
From that moment, she began to make her way steadily, gradually becoming one of the main pillars of Kuwaiti drama. Hayat Al-Fahd realized early that television was not only a means of entertainment, but rather a social and cultural platform, so she chose roles that touched reality, approached people, and raised issues of family, women, and social transformations.
In terms of her private life, Hayat Al-Fahd married twice: the first in 1965, when she was seventeen years old, to an Iraqi surgeon, Qusay Al-Chalabi. She accompanied her husband to Cairo when he was studying medicine, so she left acting for three years at his request, and then headed to the radio as a broadcaster, despite the agreement before marriage that she would not leave the arts, which precipitated their separation later, after she insisted on returning to acting after their return to Kuwait, and she received a livelihood from him. With her only daughter, “Susan,” in 1967, she married Abdul Latif, son of the artist Khaled Al-Obaid.
Then, several years later, Hayat Al-Fahd married a Lebanese singer named “Mahmoud Hamdi.” From his previous marriage, he had two twin daughters, “May” and “Maha,” and Hayat raised them even after her separation from him. She also took custody of an orphan girl named “Rozan,” and raised her as her own daughter.
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