Manal Hassan Al-Saifi

Manal Hassan Al-Saifi

Born: 1975 (Age: 49–50) 🎂

Place: Egypt 🇪🇬

Nationality: Egyptian

Religion: Islam 🕌

Spouse: Ashraf Moselhy 🤵

Father: Hassan Al-Saifi 🎥

Mother: Zahra Al-Alaa 🎭

Siblings: Amr Al-Saifi

Languages: Arabic (and others) 🌐

🎓 Education

School: Al Amal

Institute: Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts (Film Directing Department)

💼 Profession

Film Director 🎬

Assistant Director 🎥

🚀 Career Path

Early Career (1993–2005):

Graduated in 1993 as a director from the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts.

Worked as assistant director on:

Hazelnut Shell (1995)

Talking About the Forbidden (2002)

Directorial Debut (2005):

Directed her first film Life is the Ultimate Pleasure (2005) starring Hanan Turk and Lebanese singer Yury Mergadi.

Gaining Experience (2007):

Returned as assistant director in Chaos (2007) working with the late Egyptian director Youssef Chahine and Khaled Youssef.

Established Director (2008–2022):

Directed many notable films and TV series, gaining critical and popular acclaim.

🎞️ Notable Directed Works

Films

Life is the Ultimate Pleasure (2005) 🌟

Engineer Hassan (2008)

TV Series

Nona the Marriage Registrar (2011)

Al-Hilali Salalem (2012)

One Last Chance for Love (2018)

Without a Trace (2019)

Beauty of the Harem (2020)

Behind Every Door – The Gigi Family Story (2021)

Tales of the Family Group (2022)

🎬 Other Works as Assistant Director/Screenwriter

Year Title Type Role

1990 Sorry, You Are My Beloved Play Assistant Director

1991 Watch Out, Husbands Film Assistant Director

1993 Time of the Brave Film Assistant Director

1995 Ship of Love and Torment Film Screenwriter

1995 Hazelnut Shell Film Assistant Director

1995 The Joy Thief Film Assistant Director Trainee

2000 Wife's Times Series Assistant Director

2000 Project in Murder Film Screenwriter

2002 The Child and the Old Woman TV Play Assistant Director

2007 Chaos Film Assistant Director

✨ Manal Al-Saifi is a shining example of creativity and persistence in Egyptian cinema and television, blending family heritage with professional experience to deliver memorable works to her audience.