Amr Waked

Amr Waked
Waked at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in 2009
Born (1973-04-12) April 12, 1973 (age 51)
Maadi, Egypt
Alma materAmerican University in Cairo
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Notable work
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​

Amr Waked (Arabic: عمرو واكد Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕɑm.ɾe.wæːked];[a] born (1973-04-12)April 12, 1973)[1] is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. He is best known to international audiences and in Hollywood for his role in the 2005 film Syriana.[2][3][4][5][6] Other prominent roles include a Yemeni sheikh called Muhammad in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Pierre Del Rio in Luc Besson's Lucy and Farouk Hassan in Ramy.

In 2019, Waked was sentenced to eight years in prison by an Egyptian military court for spreading false news and insulting state institutions. For that reason, he has no intention of returning to Egypt.[7] He has been residing in Spain since October 2017.


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  7. ^ "Egyptian Actor Amr Waked Sentenced to Eight Years in Jail for "Spreading False News and Insulting State Institutions"". Egyptian Streets. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.