Ibrahim Hamouda

🎭 Ibrahim Hamouda

Egyptian Actor and Singer

🗓️ Born: January 12, 1912 – Bab El Shaaria, Cairo

🕯️ Died: January 16, 1986 (aged 74)

🌍 Nationality: Egyptian

🗣️ Language: Arabic (Egyptian dialect)

🎶 Profession: Singer, Actor

📻 Years Active: From the 1930s until the mid-1960s

👶 Early Life and Background

Born in Bab El Shaaria, Cairo.

His father was a religious chanter at Al-Khazindar Mosque, and Ibrahim joined his father's chanting troupe.

He studied at the Arab Radio Institute and then at the School of Performing Arts.

He was mentored by great artists such as:

🎼 Mohamed Abdel Wahab

🎵 Mostafa Reda

🎤 Safar Ali

Performed in nightclubs, theaters, and cabarets, most notably at Badia Masabni’s theater.

🎭 Theatrical and Musical Works

🎭 "Scheherazade" (1946) – Co-starred with Ragaa Abdo and Aqeela Rateb, directed by Zaki Toleimat

🎭 Other operettas include "The Peasant Girl" and "Princess Roshtara"

🎤 He was the first singer to perform duets with Umm Kulthum

🎬 Filmography

📅 Year 🎞️ Title 🎙️ Role/Contribution

1937 Layla Bint Al-Sahraa –

1942 Aida Sami

1943 Call of the Heart / Love Must Fall –

1944 Martyrs of Love Badr Bey El-Sherif

1944 Noureddine and the Three Sailors Composer

1944 Layla the Bedouin / Hanan Aziz Zaki El-Hamamsi

1945 Friday Night Actor/Singer (as himself)

1945 A Love Story Galal – Composer

1945 Patience is Good Hamada

1946 Life is Good –

1947 Marouf the Cobbler –

1949 Talk of the People –

1951 The Circus Girl –

1953 The Charming Mothers-in-law Singer

1958 Silent Love Singer

1965 Al-Alamein –

📺 Other Works

📺 The Magic Crystal (1964) – TV series

📻 Sayyed Darwish – Radio drama (singing)

🏅 Awards and Honors

Received the State Appreciation Award on March 8, 1978.

📌 Notable Facts

Retired from the arts in the mid-1960s.

Played a key role in developing the musical film scene in Egypt during the 1940s.

Considered a pioneer in combining singing and acting in Arab cinema and theater.