Ahmed Mazhar

Ahmed Hafez Mazhar (8 Oktober 1917 – 8 Mei 2002) adalah seorang aktor Mesir. Ia lulus akademi militer pada tahun 1938 dan rekan-rekannya antara lain Gamal Abdel Nasser dan Anwar Sadat. Karir aktingnya dimulai pada tahun 1951 ketika ia terpilih untuk berperan dalam Zehour Al-Islam karena keterampilan berkuda dan pengucapan bahasa Arab klasik yang tepat. Pada tahun 1957, ia pensiun sebagai komandan unit kavaleri khusus dan memutuskan untuk mengeksplorasi bakat aktingnya. Gebrakan Mazhar di dunia akting terjadi setelah ia berhasil memerankan sosok pangeran jahat dalam film terkenal Roda Qalbi (Return My Heart) yang merupakan film ketiganya. Peran lainnya segera menyusul, termasuk Al-Tarik Al-Masdood (1958), Al-Ataba Al-Khadraa (1959), Doaa al-Karawan (1959), Wa Islamah (1961), Al-Dowa Al-Khafet (1961) dan Ghadan Youm Akhar (1961). Ia membintangi film Amerika, Kairo (1963), yang dibintangi oleh George Sanders dan Faten Hamama. Lebih dari empat tahun kemudian, Mazhar muncul di Shafika dan Metwali bersama Soad Hosny. Film lain seperti Al-Nemr Al-Aswad, Demoue Sahebat El-Galalah, Al-Gasousa Hekmat Fahmy, dan The Guns and the Fury segera menyusul.

Ahmed Hafez Mazhar (October 8, 1917 – May 8, 2002) was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938 and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat. His acting career started in 1951 when he was picked for a role in Zehour Al-Islam because of his riding skills and his proper pronunciation of classical Arabic. In 1957, he retired as commander of the special cavalry units and decided to explore his acting talents. Mazhar's breakthrough in the world of acting came after he succeeded in playing the role of an evil prince in the famous movie Roda Qalbi (Return My Heart) which was his third movie. Other roles soon followed, including Al-Tarik Al-Masdood (1958), Al-Ataba Al-Khadraa (1959), Doaa al-Karawan (1959), Wa Islamah (1961), Al-Dowa Al-Khafet (1961) and Ghadan Youm Akhar (1961). He starred in an American movie, Cairo (1963), starring George Sanders and Faten Hamama. More than four years later, Mazhar appeared in Shafika and Metwali alongside Soad Hosny. Other films like Al-Nemr Al-Aswad, Demoue Sahebat El-Galalah, Al-Gasousa Hekmat Fahmy, and The Guns and the Fury soon followed.