Haitham Ahmed Zaki ( ar, هيثم أحمد زكي) (4 April 1984 – 7 November 2019), also known as Haitham Zaki ( ar, هيثم زكي), was an Egyptian male actor who predominantly worked in

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Biography

He was the son of veteran actors Ahmed Zaki and

Hala Fouad Hala Ahmed Fouad ( ar, هالة أحمد فؤاد; 26 March 1958 – 10 May 1993) was an Egyptian film and television actress who predominantly worked in Egyptian cinema. She appeared in more than fifteen feature films notably opposite film s ...

. He died on 7 November 2019 in his apartment at the age of 35 due to sudden

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Career

He followed in his parents' footsteps and joined the film industry at the age of 22. He made his film acting debut in 2006 for the film ''Halim''. He was roped in to fill the scenes and to play the male lead in the film ''Halim'' on behalf of his father Ahmed Zaki, who eventually died in 2005 during the shooting of the film. He also notably won the Best Egyptian Male Actor award for his performance in the 2011 film ''Dawaran Shobra''.

Death

On 7 November 2019, he died in his apartment in

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at the age of 35 due to sudden

, a large amount of

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was found near his body.

Filmography

Film

* '' ''Halim'' (2006) * ''Elbelyatsho'' 2007 * '' Kaf Alqamar'' 2011 * '' Dawaran Shobra'' (2011) * '' Sukkar Mor'' (2015) * '' The Treasure'' (2017) * '' The Treasure 2'' (2019)

TV series

* ''Al Sabaa Wasaya'' (2014) * '' Kalabsh'' (2018) * '' Alamet Estefham'' (2019)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaki, Haitham Ahmed 1984 births 2019 deaths 21st-century Egyptian male actors Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors Male actors from Cairo Deaths from circulatory collapse