Mahmoud Zulfikar

🎬 Mahmoud Zulfikar 🎭

📅 Born: February 18, 1914 – Tanta, Egypt

🕊 Died: May 22, 1970 (age 56) – Cairo, Egypt

🎓 Education: Diploma in Architectural Engineering – Ain Shams University

💼 Profession: Director, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer

👨‍👩‍👧 Spouses:

🎥 Aziza Amir (1940 - 1952)

🎭 Mariam Fakhr El-Din (1952 - 1960) – Together, they had a daughter, Iman Zulfikar

👨‍👦 Family: He belonged to the renowned Zulfikar family, with his brothers being:

🎬 Ezz El-Din Zulfikar (Director)

🎭 Salah Zulfikar (Actor)

⭐ Career Highlights

He participated in over 100 films as a director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, leaving a significant impact on Egyptian cinema, particularly in romance, drama, and comedy films.

🎬 Top Films as a Director:

📽 A Girl from Palestine (1948) – The first Egyptian film about the Palestinian cause 🇵🇸

📽 The Unknown Woman (1959) – Starring Shadia, marking a turning point in her career

📽 Soft Hands (1963) – Listed among the best films in Egyptian cinema history 🏆

📽 For Men Only (1964) – A comedy film addressing women's rights 👩‍🔬

📽 More Precious than My Life (1965) – A legendary love story starring Salah Zulfikar and Shadia ❤️

✍️ Notable Films as a Screenwriter:

📝 The Big Adolescent (1961)

📝 A Woman in a Vortex (1963)

📝 The Price of Love (1964)

🎭 Achievements & Impact

✅ He launched the careers of several stars, including:

Fouad El-Mohandes 🎭 in The Neighbor's Daughter (1954)

Ahmed Mazhar 🎬 in A Romantic Journey (1957)

✅ Worked with major stars like Shadia, Faten Hamama, Emad Hamdy, Rushdy Abaza, Nadia Lutfi, and Abdel Halim Hafez 🎶

🏆 Awards: Recognized by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Catholic Center for Cinema Festival

⚰ Death

🕊 Mahmoud Zulfikar passed away on May 22, 1970, in Cairo due to a sudden heart attack ❤️‍🩹 at the age of 56.

🎞 His artistic legacy remains immortal, making him one of the pillars of Egyptian cinema. 🎥✨