The death of the Egyptian author and screenwriter Waheed Hamed
Wahid Hamid
This morning, the Egyptian author and screenwriter Waheed Hamed died at the age of 77, days after he was transferred to intensive care in a hospital due to his deteriorating health.
His son, director Marawan Hamed, wrote on his personal Facebook page, "He passed away to the mercy of God Almighty, my father, the great writer Wahid Hamed .. Survival and perpetuity is for God alone."
"The funeral prayer is held in the police mosque in Sheikh Zayed after the noon prayer," he added.
Hamed was born in July 1944 in Sharkia Governorate and graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology, Cairo University.
At the beginning of his career, he wrote the radio drama, which later opened the door for him to film and television.
He presented dozens of films in which he addressed thorny social and political issues, which lured him to the courts many times due to cases that were held to stop the display of his cinematic works.
Among his most famous films are (The Sad Night Bird), (The Last Respected Men), (Al-Takhsheba), (The Innocent), (Me and You and the Hours of Travel), (The World on the Wing of a Pigeon), (The Dancer and the Politician), (Al-Musatil) and (Laugh, the image appears. Sweet), (The Pleasure Market), (His Excellency the Minister), (The Blood of the Deer) and (Tell O Shahrazad).
He collaborated with such stars as Suad Hosni in the movie (Gharib in My House), Mervat Amin in (The World on a Yamama Wing) and Madiha Kamel in the movie (A File in the Arts).
He formed a cinematic duo with Adel Imam, through which he was able to highlight the other side of the actor who is famous for his comedic roles, and among these films (Halafut), (The Human Lives Once), (Ghoul), (Playing with Adults), (Terrorism and Kebab), (The Mansi) and (Birds of darkness) and (sleeping in honey).
Over the course of his career, he presented many television series, including (Dreams of the Flying Boy), (Al-Bashayer), (Travel of Dreams), (Family), (Blood and Fire), (Aawan Al-Ward), (Without mentioning names) and (Al-Jama'a).
He wrote a few plays, including "Cabaret" directed by Jalal Al-Sharqawi and (Juha Governs the City) starring Samir Ghanem and Issad Younes.
Wahid Hamed married TV presenter Zainab Sweidan and had a son with her Marwan, who chose the path of filmmaking.
He won the Nile Prize in Arts in 2012 and was honored by several festivals, including the Dubai Film Festival in 2017 and the Cairo International Film Festival in 2020.
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