The Egyptian Ministry of Culture announced on Saturday
evening 12 November, 2016 the death of Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, one of Egypt's most
renowned television and film actors in the past 40 years, after a long struggle
with illness.
Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz was born in Wardeyan, Alexandria on 4
June 1946. He graduated from the department of the Agricultural Science at
Alexandria University in the 1960s.
He also captured millions of TV viewers' attention and
admiration with his role as an Egyptian spy in Israel in the 1950s and the
1960s in the famous trilogy of Rafat El Haggan.
Abdel-Aziz came to the limelight in the 1970s' TV
drama Al Dawama (The Whirlpool) where he co-starred with renowned actors
Nelly and Mahmoud Yassin.
In the 1980s, he rose to stardom with successful roles
in movies such as El Aar (The Shame, 1982), El Keef (Addiction, 1985).
His other remarkable films include Kit Kat (1991) and
Al-Saher (The Magician, 2001).
Throughout his decades-long career, Abdel Aziz starred in
over 100 movies and numerous television series.
Abdel Aziz was married to an Egyptian actress
Boussy Shalabi. They have two sons: Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, a film producer
and director; and Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.
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