{"id":109862,"date":"2022-09-22T19:29:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/?p=109862"},"modified":"2022-09-22T19:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:29:20","slug":"egyptian-actor-hesham-selim-dies-aged-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/en\/egyptian-actor-hesham-selim-dies-aged-64\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian actor Hesham Selim dies aged 64"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veteran Egyptian actor Hesham Selim died on Thursday, at 64, after battling cancer for a few months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Selim\u2019s lifelong friend and the Egyptian actors\u2019 guild president Ashraf Zaki broke the news on Thursday morning on Instagram. Zaki\u2019s tribute post was followed by many others from Egypt\u2019s A-list.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Zaki, a funeral procession for the actor will be held later on Thursday in the Greater Cairo district of Sheikh Zayed, the affluent suburb where Selim had lived.<\/span><\/p>\n

News that Selim had been diagnosed with cancer first broke in May and was confirmed by him in a televised phone-in, during which he said he was staying in Ain Al Sokhna, a Red Sea beach town outside Cairo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the diagnosis, which was met with sadness from the country\u2019s acting community, Selim became a recluse for months while receiving treatment, leaving many in the media wondering how he was doing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zaki, in an interview two months ago, said he had been unable to reach Selim but was hoping for the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThank god, I am fine and everything will be OK,” Selim told\u00a0Al Tase’a<\/i>, a national talk show. “And maybe these days cancer is preferable to getting Covid or any of these other diseases that kill a person in three days. Anything that God brings is fine and I am doing well until now.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in 1958, the actor made his acting debut in 1972 alongside renowned actress Faten Hamamah in the hit film\u00a0Emberatoriet meem\u00a0<\/i>(or \u201cM\u201d Empire in English) and delivered a memorable performance for which he continues to be praised for until today.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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