Ashraf Zaki

Ashraf Zaki

Egyptian Actor 🎭

Personal Information

Date of Birth: December 29, 1960 (65 years old) 🗓️

Place: Cairo, Egypt 🌍

Wife: Rogina 💍

Children: 2 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Siblings: Magda Zaki 👩‍👧

Relatives: Kamal Abu Riya (brother-in-law) 👨‍👩‍👧

Professional Life

School: Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts 🎓

Occupation: Actor 🎬

Language: Arabic 🗣️

Years Active: 1989 - Present 🕒

Positions Held

Head of the Actors Syndicate:

2003 – 2007 (Youssef Shaaban) 🏅

2007 – 2011 (Ashraf Abdel Ghafoor) 🏅

Since 2015 (Ashraf Abdel Ghafoor) 🏅

About His Life

Ashraf Zaki held the position of Head of the Actors Syndicate at different times, resigning during the 25th of January Revolution 🇪🇬 after his name was linked to organizing a pro-President Hosni Mubarak demonstration. In February 2011, he was appointed as head of the Cinema Authority, succeeding Mamdouh El Leithy 🎥, but resigned after a few days due to protests demanding his departure.

He sparked major controversy during his tenure as the head of the syndicate when he decided to limit the number of works foreign actors could participate in within Egypt's television and film industries 🎭.

Awards

State Award for Excellence (2009) 🏆