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Muna Wassef (Muna Mustafa Wassef Jelmran) was born on 1 February, 1942 in Damascus, Syria, is a Syrian actress. Discover Muna Wassef's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Muna Mustafa Wassef Jelmran
Occupation N/A
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 1 February 1942
Birthday 1 February
Birthplace Damascus, Syria
Nationality Syria

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Muna Wassef Height, Weight & Measurements

At 82 years old, Muna Wassef height is 5”8 .

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Height 5”8
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Who Is Muna Wassef's Husband?

Her husband is Muhammad Shahin (m. 1963-2004)

Family
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Husband Muhammad Shahin (m. 1963-2004)
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Children Ammar Abdulhamid

Muna Wassef Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Muna Wassef worth at the age of 82 years old? Muna Wassef’s income source is mostly from being a successful actress. She is from Syria. We have estimated Muna Wassef's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income actress

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1942

Muna Wassef (also spelled Mona Wasef) (منى واصف; born 1 February 1942) is a Syrian stage, film and television actress.

She is also a United Nations Goodwill ambassador.

She is an icon in the Arab world and the Middle East.

1960

In 1960, Wassef submitted herself for a contest in which they chose actresses for the Military theater, which was part of the Syrian Ministry of Defense.

She worked and learned there for about 2 years.

1963

In 1963 she married the Army General Muhammad Shahin, who was a film director as well.

She worked in the symposium of Art and Thought which was sponsored by Dr. (Rafeq Al Sabagh) in presenting Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in 1963.

1964

In 1964 she joined the Group for Dramatic Arts and starred in stage productions of the National Theater: productions such as Molière's Don Juan.

This signaled the beginning of a very important stage in her career.

In theater, Muna Wassef, has starred in more than 25 plays by Arab and international playwrights.

Her first play was Al Etr Al Akhdar wics.

After that, she performed several plays in the Military Theatre inside the military units including:

In film, Wassef has done more than 30 films, including:

1970

Wassef had become the highest-paid actress in the Arab World since the end of the 1970s until the year 2000; now she is one of the highest-paid actresses.

1973

Wassef is credited for acting alongside Salah Zulfikar at the prime of her career in Memory of a Night of Love (1973).

She traveled to East Germany in 1973 where she took acting courses at the Brecht theater.

Working with the Syrian Military Theater allowed her to develop her acting skills further.

1974

In 1974, Syrian-American film director Moustapha Akkad chose her to play the role of Hind in the Arabic version of his movie Al Risalah Mohammad, Messenger of God,which helped her achieve international recognition, with Anthony Quinn, and Irene Papas in the English version.

Every year Wassef stars in at least two or three TV series.

She has done more than 200 series including:

Muna stars in Seraa Ala El Remal.

The television series stars actors from the Arab world including Taim Hasan, Saba Mubarak, Hasan Awaytti and Bassel Khayat and is directed by Hatem Ali and written by Hany El-Saady.

The series is a major TV production.

It was produced by Dubai Media Incorporated.

Its estimated cost is over $6 million.

2008

So far it is the most expensive Arabic TV production ever, and it was released in September 2008.

2009

Wassef is the first Syrian woman to receive the Syrian Order of Civil Merit–Excellent Degree in 2009.

Mona Wassef is most known internationally for starring in Al Hayba with Taim Hasan, streaming on Netflix.

When she was 15 she worked as a Cotton Candy (Ghazl Al Banat) seller in the streets of Damascus.

By the age of 16, she worked as a women's clothes saleswoman for one of Syria's most famous fashion designers at that time, and when she turned 17 she was already working as a fashion model for the same designer, at the same time becoming a popular folk dancer in a group called Omaya.

Although Wassef did not finish high school, she educated herself and learned to present the majority of her works in Standard Arabic.

She studied masterpieces of world literature, Quranic Tajwid and Tartil, and reciting poetry.

In Ramadan 2009 she appeared in 4 productions.

The main one is the most watched TV show in the Arab World ever, Bab Al Hara.

She plays the role of a Christian woman who leads the female revolution in Damascus.

Muna Wassef presented some works in Radio as :

In addition to so many poetic evenings and programs.

Wassef has two younger sisters, Haifa and Ghada, who are also actresses.

She was married to the late Syrian film Director Muhammad Shahin, and together they formed one of the Arab world's most popular celebrity couples.

2018

The series, which is based on the vision and poetry of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is a Bedouin epic that takes place in the Persian Gulf Bedouin desert at the beginning of the 18th century.