Maher Salim

🎭 Maher Salim

Egyptian Actor (1959 – 2021)

👤 Personal Information

Full Name: Maher Salim

Date of Birth: 1959

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Date of Death: September 2, 2021 (aged 61–62)

Place of Death: Dar Al-Salam Hospital, Cairo

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egyptian

Language: Arabic

Education:

Bachelor's in Acting and Directing – Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (1984)

Postgraduate Diploma – Academy of Arts (Egypt) (1990s)

🛠️ Career

Positions Held:

Deputy Director of Taliaa Theater (2010)

Director of Taliaa Theater (2012)

Head of the Artistic House of Theater (2013)

Advisor to the Head of the Cultural Production Sector (2014)

Director of the National Theater Festival of Egypt (2013)

Member of the Theater Committee and Supreme Committee for International and Local Festivals at the Supreme Council of Culture

Theatrical Beginnings: He began acting at Taliaa Theater while working in the Ministry of Culture. Director Youssef Chahine discovered him and cast him in the film The Emigrant, launching his screen career.

⭐ Most Notable Roles

Voice performance as Zika in the famous puppet series Boogie and Tamtam

Guest appearance as Dr. Ayman in Miss Farah (Arabic adaptation of Jane the Virgin)

Roles in Youssef Chahine’s films The Destiny and Chaos

🎬 Selected Works

📽️ Films

The Court (2021)

A Stand Worthy of Men (2021) – as Abir’s brother

Curfew (2020) – as Farid

Immobelia Crime (2018)

Khalawis (2018) – as the Judge

The Treasure (2017)

Azazel: Son of the Devil (2014)

After the Flood (2012) – as Dr. Mourad

18 Days (2011)

Lust (2011) – as Awad the blind man

The Fugitive (2011)

Kaf Al Qamar (2011) – as Hammam

📺 TV Series

Velvet Silk (2021)

With a Stroke of the Pen (2020) – as Club Manager

Second Chance (2020) – as Suleiman

When We Were Young (2020) – as Galal (Noha’s father)

Qabeel (2019) – as Grave Keeper

Hidden Worlds (2018) – as Kamal Asaad

Kafr Delhab (2017) – as Barber Sobhi

Shadow of the President (2017) – as Engineer Maher

The Brotherhood 2 (2017) – as Al-Damati

Free Fall (2016) – as Abdel Salam

Jewish Quarter (2015) – as Khalil

Adam’s Apple (2014) – as Prosecutor

Without Mentioning Names (2013) – as Medhat El-Husseiny

A Girl Called Zaat (2013) – as Fahmy

Naji Attallah’s Squad (2012) – as Farag

The Brotherhood (Part 1) (2010)

🎭 Stage Plays

Aladdin (2019)

The Kids Win (2016)

🕯️ Death

Maher Salim passed away on September 2, 2021, at Dar Al-Salam Hospital after a struggle with illness.