Mohamed Mahmoud Sobhy ( ar, محمد محمود صبحي; born March 3, 1948) is an Egyptian
film
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, television and
stage
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Acting
* Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions
* Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage"
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actor and director, known for several Egyptian movies.
Early life and education
Mohamed Mahmoud Sobhi was born in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
. He graduated from the Institute of Drama in 1970 and continued to teach until 1984.
Awards
* Doctor Soaad ElS abbah for intellectual creativity (1991)
* Honorary Certificate in the Arabic theatre ceremony (1994)
* Best Egyptian Actor (1996,1998)
* Best Egyptian Theatre Actor (1998)
* The Best Actor Golden Lion award (1999-2001)
* The Best Director Golden Lion Award (1999-2001)
* Middle East Best Director (2001)
* Honorary
PhD degree
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from the American
University of California
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(2013)
* Honorary
master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. from the British
University of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
(2013)
Filmography
Plays
* Hello Shalaby
* Comparse El-Mosem (The extra of the season)
* Al-Tha3lab (The Fox)
* Entaha El-Dars Ya Ghabi (The Lesson is Over, Stupid)
* Hamlet
* Ali-Beih Mazhar (Mr. Ali Mazhar)
* Enta Horr (You are free)
* El-Mahzooz (The unstable)
* El-Joker (The Joker)
* El-Hamagy (The Barbarian)
* Takhareef (Superstitions)
* El-Baghbaghan (The Parrot)
* Weg'het Nazar (A Point of View)
* Bel-Araby El-Fasi7 (In Plain Arabic)
* Tabeeb Raghm Anfoh (Doctor Despite His Will)
* Mama America (Mother America)
* A'alat Wanees (The Wanees Family)
* Le'bet El-Set (A Woman's Plaything)
* Sekket El-Salama 2000 (The Road to Safety 2000)
* Carmen/ With a Different Perspective Of Mohammed Sobhy
* Amir Rafik
* Ghazal Al-Banat (Girls Flirting)
* Khebitna (Our Discomfiture)
* nagoum el zohr ( stars in the middle of the day)
Selected films
* Al Gareeh (The Injured)
* Ali Beih Mazhar (Mr. Ali Mazhar)
* Uncle Zizou Habibi (1977) (My Beloved Uncle Zizou)
* Houna Al-Qahira (Here is Cairo)
*
Al Karnak (The Karnak)
* Al-Ameel Rakam 13 (Agent 13)
* Al-Shyatana Alty Ahabatny (The Devil Who Loved Me)
* El Moshagheb 6 (The 6th trouble-maker)
* Batal Mn Al Sa'eed (A Champion from The South)
* Elfloos wel Wohoosh (The Money and The Monsters)
* (A Trainee Lawyer)
* Ela'abqary Khamsa (The Genius Number Five)
TV series
* Ali Beih Mazhar (Mr. Aly Mazhar)
* Rehlet el Melyoon (The Million Journey)
* Sonbol ba3d el Melyoon (Sumbul After the Million)
* Yomyat Wanees (Wanees's Diaries)
* Faris bila Gawad (Cavalier Without A Steed)
* Mal7 el Ard (Salt of the Earth)
* 'Ayesh Fe Al Ghaibooba (Living In A Coma)
* Ana wa Ha'ola' (Me And Those)
* Ragol Ghany Faqeer Giddan (A Very Poor Rich Man)
* Al Nems
* Alam Ghareeb Gedan
* Shamlool
* Kimo
Controversy
In an interview which aired on the Egyptian Dream 2 TV on March 8, 2014 (as translated by Israeli founded
MEMRI
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI; officially the "Middle East Media and Research Institute") is a nonprofit press monitoring and analysis organization co-founded by former Israeli military intelligence officer Yigal Carmon and ...
), Sobhi stated that "
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...
delivered a speech
n 1787 which became very well known. I myself used it in “
Horseman without a Horse
Antisemitism (prejudice against and hatred of Jews) has increased greatly in the Arab world since the beginning of the 20th century, for several reasons: the dissolution and breakdown of the Ottoman Empire and traditional Islamic society; E ...
.”
he Americanssaw that a catastrophe was imminent, due to the Satanic ideas of that terrorist group. That was when Franklin delivered his speech to the American people. He said: “I warn you that if these terrorist groups of Jews flock to
America
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, they will control American decision-making within a hundred years. They will control America itself, and will trample us underfoot." Sobhi also argued "You’ll see when you read the
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' () or ''The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination. The hoax was plagiarized from several ...
."
Will Muslim fanatics *ever* tire of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
by Damian Thompson, The Daily Telegraph
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It was fo ...
, March 31st, 2014. (retrieved on 2017-08-17).
References
External links
*
elcinema.com
Mohamed Sobhy Facebook Official Page
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Egyptian male film actors
Egyptian comedians
Living people
1948 births
Egyptian male stage actors
Egyptian male television actors
Male actors from Cairo