Salah El-Saadany
Salah El-Saadany | |
|---|---|
صلاح السعدني | |
| Born | October 23, 1943 |
| Died | April 19, 2024 (aged 80) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–2013 |
| Children | Ahmed El Saadany |
| Relatives | Mahmud Sadani (brother) |
Salah El-Saadany (October 23, 1943 – April 19, 2024) was an Egyptian actor. He starred in or directed over 35 plays, 45 television series, and 70 films throughout his career.[1]
He studied agricultural engineering and obtained a bachelor’s degree from the faculty of agriculture, Cairo University. Among his classmates were the actor Adel Emam and the former Prime Minister of Syria, Mahmoud Al-Zoubi.
Salah El-Din bin Othman Al-Saadani was born in Kafr Al-Qarinin in the Menoufia Governorate in Egypt, on October 23, 1943 AD. He studied agricultural engineering and obtained a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Agriculture at Cairo University. Among his classmates were the artist Adel Emam and the former Prime Minister of Syria, Mahmoud Al-Zoubi.[2]
Personal life
His older brother is writer and journalist Mahmud Sadani. His son is actor Ahmed El Saadany.[3]
Filmography
Film
- The Land (1969)
- Oghnia Ala Al-Mamar (1972)
- The Bullet is Still in My Pocket (1974)
- The Sixth Day (1986)
Television
- Khan El-Khalili (1976)
- Le piège (1982)
- Al Helmeya Nights (1987–1995)
- Arabesque (1994)
- Al Qaserat (2013)
References
- ^ "Commemorative Plaque Placed Outside Home of Late Salah El-Saadany". CairoScene. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ أحمد العلاونة (1998). ذيل الأعلام قاموس تراجم.
- ^ Lau, Evelyn (20 April 2024). "Egyptian actor Salah El Saadany dies aged 80". The National. Retrieved 5 February 2025.