In the video, Sisi directs an exceptional pension and treatment for an artist whose foot was amputated

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed that an exceptional pension be paid to the artist, Sherif Desouky, following the health crisis he had recently suffered, which led to his leg amputation, as reported by the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Watan.

The Representative Professions Syndicate issued a statement a short while ago, in which it said: “The Representative Professions Syndicate extends its sincere thanks and gratitude to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, for his personal follow-up and care for the masses of the Egyptian people, and the speed of his directives under the care and treatment of the artist Sherif Desouky, in His health crisis. "

The union continued in its statement: "The president also directed, to disburse an exceptional pension to the artist, Sherif Desouky, in appreciation of his artistic role, which reflects his interest and care for the Egyptian people and Egyptian artists."

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was reassured about the health of the artist, Sherif Desouky, after he underwent a leg amputation, due to his diabetes.

The artist, Sherif Desouky, suffered a deep wound in his foot while filming "A Man's Stand," after which doctors had to amputate the foot.

After months, the artist's health worsened, so doctors had to amputate the foot below the knee.

And Sherif Desouki had explained, during several press interviews, the scenes of the scene that caused his injury, saying: “We were filming in Hurghada for about 6 days filming, and there was a shot in which we sat for 4 hours, and they were trying for a need for the first time, a need similar to a sea water massage. Because, with my experience of going down the sea as I was from Alexandria, I said, O group, this is dangerous, the sea steam and salt and I pumped them with hoses in Hawa to do a massage. "

"After an hour, people started to suffocate, and the actors started to complain, but I could not continue, and I fainted and people thought that I had a clot," he said, adding: "An abscess appeared in my leg at that time and I felt a severe numbness, and it developed into a surgical intervention..I was very painful. If he was near the side of my leg from a distance of up to 20 centimeters. "

His foot was threatened with amputation in November of last year, but after 8 months of treatment, he survived amputation during that time.

Sherif Desouki's debut came a few years ago after his participation in the movie "An Outer Night" in 2018, and he won the Best Actor award at the Cairo International Film Festival.

Born in Alexandria in 1967, he is 54 years old.

He participated in many roles and works, the most prominent of which was his participation in the series "100 Wesh", and after his success in presenting the series, Desouky participated in the starring of the movie "A Woman's Stand", next to Sayed Ragab, Bayoumi Fouad and Majid Al-Kadwani, but he was injured during filming.

Desouki received many messages of psychological support from his colleagues, and some announced his cooperation with him in future works, especially as he possesses great talent and an overwhelming artistic presence.

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