The Jordanian artist, Ashraf Telfah, died today, Monday, in a hospital in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The head of the Jordanian Artists Syndicate, Muhammad Youssef Al-Abadi, announced on his Facebook page about the death, saying, “A heartbreaking departure and a painful loss. Colleague Ashraf Telfah is under God’s protection after a sinful attack. Oh God.” Forgive us."

The Jordanian artist was found by the owner of the hotel unit in which he resides in the city of "the sixth of October" in Egypt in a state of unconsciousness, so he informed the police and was transferred to the hospital last Saturday, but he breathed his last today.

And Egyptian police sources confirmed that the artist did not leave his place of residence for a full week before the accident that led to his death.

Hamza Talfah, brother of the late artist, said in press statements that his brother was attacked in his apartment last Thursday and remained in a state of fainting until Saturday evening, and he had traveled to Cairo two weeks ago with the aim of completing his doctoral studies, and on Thursday evening he lost contact with him completely, which prompted His family called his friends to check on him, and after the friends were able to identify his residence address in Cairo, one of them went there on Saturday evening, and then was surprised by the artist passing out after he was hit on the head.” The artist’s brother did not specify the reasons for the attack or the aggressor.

Ashraf Telfah in one of his works (social networking sites)

Hamza Telfah indicated that many questions need answers, especially since the security personnel of the building, in which his late brother was staying, prevented the friend who went to check on Ashraf Telfah from entering the residential compound, until he explained to them the circumstances of the interruption of communication with the artist, so they took him to the apartment. And there he found Ashraf Telfah passed out.

Family statement

Dr. Shafaa Telfah, brother of the late artist, said in a statement posted on his Facebook page, "The artist, Ashraf Telfah, traveled to Egypt during his annual vacation to meet one of his director friends on a work project, as well as to present a plan to study a doctorate at the Higher Institute of Arts."

He added, "I inform you that the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is represented by His Excellency the Minister, the entire staff of the Ministry, and the Jordanian Embassy in Egypt represented by His Excellency the Minister and His Excellency Abeer Wreikat. Ashraf's colleagues and friends have made great efforts in following Ashraf. I appreciate everyone's interest and follow-up to my brother Ashraf, and I hope that you will be patient." .

For its part, Egyptian newspapers quoted security sources as saying that the “First of October” police station received a notification that there was a person suffering from severe fatigue in real estate No. 219, Beit Al-Aila in “Dreamland”. 47 years old), a Jordanian actor and director, and residing in the place of communication.

The security sources added that the ambulance that came to the place of the communication was notified, and tried to help him, and the actor was transferred to the hospital, and he was admitted to intensive care until he breathed his last, and said that the Jordanian artist had been in Cairo 10 days ago.

Ashraf Telfah while filming one of his roles (social networking sites)

The security services are intensifying their efforts to complete investigations into the incident and determine whether there is any criminal suspicion in the incident. Surveillance cameras have been seized at the location of the incident, and the prosecution and judicial authorities that have reserved the medical reports of the deceased have been notified.

Jordanian culture and foreign affairs

Haifa Al-Najjar, Minister of Culture in Jordan, said in a press statement, "Jordanian art has lost a creative artist in the glory of his giving, who contributed with his fellow Jordanian and Arab artists in the TV and cinematic drama and theater sector, as an actor and director, by presenting creative and distinguished works.

She offered condolences to the artist's family, Talfah, during a phone call to the head of the Jordanian Artists Syndicate, Muhammad Yusuf Al-Abadi, stressing that "the name of the artist, Talfah, and his creative achievement will remain in the memory of his artist friends." The artist, Talfah, was exposed to him and took his life.

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs had followed up the case of the late artist since learning of his injury until his departure, and the Operations Center unit in the ministry was in constant communication with the Jordanian embassy in Cairo.

Sinan Al-Majali, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement confirming that the ministry is in contact with the family on the one hand, and the Egyptian medical and security authorities on the other hand.

The artist Talfah is a well-known actor on the Jordanian scene, he graduated from Yarmouk University in 1997, and began his artistic career in 2006 through TV dramas through series such as “Ras Ghaleis”, “Al-Amin and Al-Mamoun”, “Preachers at the Gates of Hell”, and “Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein”. and "leave".