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Mahmoud Zulfikar (Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar) was born on 18 February, 1914 in Tanta, Khedivate of Egypt, is an Egyptian film director. Discover Mahmoud Zulfikar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

Popular As Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar
Occupation Engineer · film director · film producer · screenwriter · actor
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 18 February 1914
Birthday 18 February
Birthplace Tanta, Khedivate of Egypt
Date of death 22 May, 1970
Died Place Cairo, United Arab Republic
Nationality Egypt

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Who Is Mahmoud Zulfikar's Wife?

His wife is Aziza Amir (m. 1940-1952) Mariam Fakhr Eddine (m. 1952-1960)

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Parents Ahmed Mourad Bek Zulfikar (father)Nabila Hanem Zulfikar (mother)
Wife Aziza Amir (m. 1940-1952) Mariam Fakhr Eddine (m. 1952-1960)
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Children Iman

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1914

Mahmoud Zulfikar (February 18, 1914 – May 22, 1970) was an Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

He was a major figure in Egyptian film industry.

Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar was born on February 18, 1914, in Tanta, Egypt.

His father, Ahmed Mourad Bek Zulfikar, served as a senior police commissioner in the Ministry of Interior and his mother Nabila hanem Zulfikar was a housewife.

He was the fourth among eight siblings.

His brother Mohamed who would grow up to be a businessman, Soad, Fekreya, Ezz El-Dine who would grow up to be a famous filmmaker.

They were followed by brothers Kamal, Salah, the famous actor and producer and finally Mamdouh who would grow up to be a businessman.

Zulfikar graduated from faculty of engineering and worked as an architect in the Design Department at the Ministry of Works, but his passion for movie business encouraged him to make a career shift and become a filmmaker.

He was an actor, film producer, screenwriter, and film director.

He was a comprehensive artist.

He is one of the most talented filmmakers in the history of Egyptian cinema.

1939

He started his career as an architect, before becoming an actor in 1939.

Zulfikar was one of the most prominent artists in Egyptian cinema, he was known for his boldness and adventure with the new talents he presented to the Egyptian audience, later, he was nicknamed the "Talent Finder".

Zulfikar was able to go beyond the limits of the film location with accurate calculations and through his imaginations, he could make his scripts alive.

This earned him in Egypt the nickname of "The Event Maker".

He started as an actor in 1939, and directed 44 films between 1947 and 1970.

Zulfikar's films have been nominated for numerous awards both nationally and internationally.

As an actor, his film debut was in Bayayet El Tiffah (1939).

1940

As a producer, he established his film production company in early 1940s, produced almost 10 films including Miss Fatima (1952).

Zulfikar married actress Aziza Amir, and together they made a successful duo.

1942

He starred in multiple commercial hits mostly as a director as well, including; Ibn El-balad (1942), El-Feloos (1945), Fauq Al Sahab (1947), Al lailu lana (1949), Akhlaq lil baye (1950), Qamar Arba'tashar (1950), and My Father Deceived Me (1951).

1948

Zulfikar's notable films as a writer, director included; A Girl from Palestine (1948), which Zulfikar also played the lead, plot evolved around the 1948 Palestine War, while Zulfikar played the character of an Egyptian Air Force pilot, whose plane crashes in a Palestinian village, and falls in love with a Palestinian girl which helps him to treat his injuries.

1952

After her death he married Mariam Fakhreddine in 1952 and presented her to film industry, she became a famous actress in 1950s.

They had one daughter, Iman.

He's the elder brother of Ezz El-Dine, film director and producer, and Salah, actor and producer.

1953

Other films include; Amint Bi Allah (1953), El Ard El Tayeba (1954).

1959

In 1959, Zulfikar wrote and directed The Unknown Woman, based on the French play Madame X. The film was a huge success and a breakthrough for the lead Shadia in a dramatic role, and It was the highest-grossing film in the Soviet Union for 1961, the only African film to ever achieve that.

1960

The 1960 film El Robat el Mukadass was produced by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films Company owned by his younger brothers Ezz El-Dine Zulficar and Salah Zulfikar, with the latter starring in the film alongside Sabah and Emad Hamdy.

1963

Zulfikar's 1963 film Soft Hands was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival and he was nominated for Silver Bear for Best Director.

1964

In For Men Only (1964), which Zulfikar co-written and directed, the film discussed gender equality through female gas engineers who disguised in men appearances to go to oil drilling locations which was banned for women.

1965

The 1965 romance Dearer than my Life was considered a different genre for Zulfikar while the film achieved critical and commercial success.

1967

Other notable films include; Al Khroug Men Al Guana (1967), The Splendor of Love (1968), and Featureless Men (1972) which was released posthumously.

1970

Zulfikar died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 56 on May 22, 1970, in Cairo, Egypt.