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Salah Zulfikar is a Actor Egyptien born on 18 january 1926

Salah Zulfikar

Salah Zulfikar
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Birth name Salah Zulfikar
Nationality Egypte
Birth 18 january 1926
Death 22 december 1993 (at 67 years)

Salah Zulfikar, one of Egypt's and the Arab World's great movie stars started his career as a police officer and a professor at the Police Academy.

Biography

Early life
He was born on January 18, 1926 in Al-Mahala Al Kobra where his father, Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar, served as a senior police commissioner. He was the fourth of five brothers; their father imbued in them the values of commitment, loyalty, integrity and self-reliance. His military background did not limit his family's interest in culture, arts and Egyptian political life in general. His eldest brother, the well-known movie actor and director, Mahmoud Zulfikar, graduated as an architect. His second eldest brother Ezz-El-Din Zulfikar, the remarkable movie director, and Kamal Zulfikar were military officers whilst Salah, who was greatly inspired by his father, chose to join the Police Academy; he graduated from the Police Academy in 1946. His younger brother joined the Faculty of Commerce.

He was a skillful officer known for his professionalism and high moral standards, besides being an athlete. He was the featherweight champion of Egypt in boxing and shooting (small guns) and he was an active player in the academy's football team.

In 1949 Salah starting teaching at the Police Academy; he was in charge of new students and enjoyed helping them to adapt to military life. He took special interest in each student and made an exceptional effort to help his students become better men. Under his command, thousands of students graduated, all inspired by his leadership.

In 1951 he volunteered and joined the police unit in Ismaileya which was under attack by the British army. Despite the vast difference in numbers, arms and resources, the Egyptian police force continued to resist the British troops until the last bullet and refused to surrender. This heroic incident was later commemorated and is now celebrated on 25 January of every year as the national Police Day. He received a national award for his bravery. In 1956 he took the initiative leading 19 of his students in the Police Academy and volunteered as commandos resisting the tripartite attack by the British, French and Israeli armies during the 1956 Suez war. For this, he also received a national award of honor.


Film acting and production
At this time, his brothers Ezz-el-Din Zulfikar and Mahmoud Zulfikar worked as film directors. During his free time he used to attend film shooting. In 1955 Ezz-el-Din Zulfikar, his elder offered him the lead role in a film 'Eyoun Sahrana (Sleepless Eyes); he had to get a temporary permit from the Minister of the Interior, which was headed at that time by Zakareya Mohy el-Din. He made his second and third films Rodda Qalbi and Djamila respectively also with temporary permissions.

As Salah Zulfikar was fascinated by acting he applied for an early pension which he was later granted by President Gamal Abd El Nasser for his excellent career service.

His second movie Rodda Qalbi of 1957 was Salah Zulfikar's first big hit. Although he was supporting actor, he captured the Egyptian people's hearts. He continued to make movies and became a movie star. Having made more than 200 movies, TV series and theatrical productions in almost four decades until his departure in 1993, he continued to be one of the most popular and successful Egyptian actors in the Arab World. His landmark production "More Precious Than MY Life" or (Aghla Men Hayatto) and his romantic comedies, like "My Wife Is The General Manager" or (Merati Moudir Aam), "My Wife's Dignity" or (Karamet Zawgati), "My Wife's Ghost" or (Afreet Merati) with the actress Shadia, as well as his action movies like "The Second Man" or (Elragod Elthani) and "Saladin" of Youssef Shahine were tremendous hits and won him awards for best actor during the sixties and early seventies. Similarly, his TV movies and series were popular and successful during the eighties and early nineties, including for example "Handy-Man General Manager" (Elosta el-Moudir) and "The Family of Mr. Shalash" with famous actress Laila Taher.

As a producer, he was a man with a mission who only produced a film when he was convinced that it would make a difference. Hence his films were all best film award winners. Three examples deserve special mention. These are "A Touch of Fear" (Shei Menel Khof) with Director Hussein Kamal, a late sixties film fighting for the cause of democracy during President Nasser's rule, "Merati Moudir Aam" (My Wife Is The General Manager) with Director Fateen Abdel Wahab, fighting for women's rights to take leading positions, and "I Want a Solution" (Ouridou Hallan) for the leading Egyptian actress Faten Hamama directed by Said Marzouk in 1974, demonstrating the suffering of women in family courts. The latter film in fact contributed substantially to changes in Egyptian laws related to procedures in family courts, women's right to unilateral divorce and the establishment of a new family courts law.

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Filmography of Salah Zulfikar (7 films)

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The Terrorist, 2h10
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Adel Imam, Salah Zulfikar
Roles Dr. Abdel Moneim
Rating62% 3.148653.148653.148653.148653.14865
Adel Imam plays Brother Ali, an Islamic radical scheming against the government and Egyptian society. Hurt after escaping the scene of an assassination, he is taken in by a local modern Muslim family unaware of his radical ties. After living with the family and learning about tolerance and love, he has doubts about his views. He is killed by his former comrades after challenging their leader.
Alexandria Again and Forever, 1h40
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Youssra, Youssef Chahine, Hussein Fahmy, Tahia Carioca, Hoda Soltane, Tawfiq Saleh
Roles Self
Rating64% 3.238563.238563.238563.238563.23856
À la suite d'une rupture avec Amr, son acteur fétiche, le cinéaste Yehia Eskandarany remet en cause son vécu et évoque leurs relations, les problèmes qu'a connu la profession avec l'infiltration du pétrodollar, mais aussi l'amour qu'il éprouve pour ses acteurs, cet amour dont la nature pourrait bien le transformer parfois en dictateur.
Goodbye, Bonaparte, 1h55
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films
Actors Patrice Chéreau, Michel Piccoli, Tahia Carioca, Gamil Ratib, Hoda Soltane, Salah Zulfikar
Roles Cheikh Hassouna
Rating62% 3.1425453.1425453.1425453.1425453.142545
En 1798, Bonaparte envahit l’Égypte et se pose en libérateur face à l’oppression turque. Il est accompagné du général Caffarelli, homme de cœur et d’esprit, qui se lie d’amitié avec deux jeunes Égyptiens. Au fur et à mesure, Bonaparte se révèle un conquérant sans scrupules et la résistance s’organise. Le général Caffarelli et ses deux disciples en feront partie.
Al-Karnak
Al-Karnak (1975)

Origin Egypte
Genres Drama
Actors Nour El-Sherif, Souad Hosni, Kamal el-Shennawi, Tahia Carioca, Mohamed Sobhi, Salah Zulfikar
Roles Shukri
Rating71% 3.588373.588373.588373.588373.58837
Le film raconte la répression en Égypte pendant le régime de Nasser, à travers l'arrestation de jeune étudiants dans un café du Caire (Karnak) en les accusant de tenir des réunions pour critiquer le régime en place.
Saladin the Victorious, 2h55
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Ahmed Mazhar, Nadia Lutfi, Salah Zulfikar, Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Roles Issa Al-Awam
Rating74% 3.7454653.7454653.7454653.7454653.745465
The story of Saladin (Ahmed Mazhar) portrays the title character, ruler of the kingdoms surrounding Jerusalem, during the events of the Third Crusade. The film starts with Jerusalem, which is under the authority of the Christians of Europe, having its Muslim pilgrims slaughtered by the Christians in the holy lands. Saladin upon hearing this news seeks the reclamation of the holy lands in a short, almost impossible campaign. He succeeds in taking back Jerusalem, which leads the powers of Europe to organize the Third Crusade with the combined forces of the French king (Omar El-Hariri) and German emperor under the leadership of Richard the Lionheart of England. Saladin succeeds in preventing the recapture of Jerusalem, and in the end negotiations between himself and Richard (whom Saladin admires as the only honorable infidel leader) leave the Holy Land in Muslim hands.