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Egyptian actor (1958–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hesham Selim (Arabic: هشام سليم; 27 January 1958 – 22 September 2022) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He’s the son of Saleh Selim. He acted in many movies and television series since his childhood.
Hesham Selim | |
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هشام محمد صالح سليم | |
Born | Hesham Mohamed Saleh Selim 27 January 1958 |
Died | 22 September 2022 64) Cairo, Egypt | (aged
Nationality | Egyptian |
Alma mater | Helwan University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1972–2022 |
Children | 3 |
Parent | Saleh Selim (father) |
Selim's first acting role was in Empire M (1972), in which he acted as the son of Faten Hamama.[1] However, he took his schooling seriously and did not act again until he graduated, in which he studied Tourism in Helwan University.[2] Beside his acting career, he hosted the TV show "Hiwar Al Qahira" on Sky News Arabia.[3]
Selim was married twice. Mervat El Nahas was his first wife who was the mother of his three children. He then married Nadia Al Ghaleb in 2004. On 5 May 2020, he spoke on television about having a 26-year-old transgender son, in a rare public show of support for LGBT+ rights in the conservative Muslim majority country.[4]
On 22 September 2022, he died of lung cancer after several months in hospital.[1]
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