Mahmoud Zulfikar

Mahmoud Zulfikar
محمود ذو الفقار
Zulfikar in 1950
Born
Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar

(1914-02-18)18 February 1914
Died22 May 1970(1970-05-22) (aged 56)
Burial placeCairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Other namesMohandes El-Fan (Art Engineer)
EducationArchitectural Engineering
Alma materCairo University
Occupations
  • Engineer
  • film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1939–1970
Spouses
  • (m. 1940; died 1952)
  • (m. 1952; div. 1960)
ChildrenIman
FatherAhmed Mourad Bey Zulfikar
Relatives
FamilyZulfikar family

Mahmoud Zulfikar (February 18, 1914 – May 22, 1970) was an Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was a major figure in Egyptian film industry.[1][2][3]

He started his career as an architect, before becoming an actor in 1939. Zulfikar was one of the most prominent artists in Egyptian cinema, he was known for his boldness and adventure with the new talents he presented to the Egyptian audience, later, he was nicknamed the "Talent Finder". Zulfikar was able to go beyond the limits of the film location with accurate calculations and through his imaginations, he could make his scripts alive. This earned him in Egypt the nickname of "The Event Maker".[4][5]

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