The global search engine Google celebrated the 75th anniversary of the birth of Egyptian artist Nour El Sherif by changing its logo on the website and featuring images of the Egyptian star. Google occasionally commemorates the memories of some icons of art, culture, and science in the Arab world on its official page. Recently, many deceased Arab figures have been honored, and this Wednesday is dedicated to the late Egyptian artist Nour El Sherif.
Nour El Sherif was born on April 28, 1946, in the Khalifa area in Cairo, Egypt. He had to leave his father before completing his first year of graduation, and his uncle Ismail took on the responsibility of raising him. His real name is Mohamed Gaber Mohamed Abdullah. Nour El Sherif's artistic career began in 1962 when he played a small role in a production while preparing for an exam at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he later enrolled. In 1967, he won the first prize from the Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated with honors.
His film career began in 1966 when he was introduced by Adel Imam to director Hassan El Imam, participating in the film "Qasr Al-Shouq." Following that, he continued to achieve great success and garnered immense love from the audience. In 2014, Nour El Sherif reduced his artistic work due to health deterioration caused by lung cancer and passed away on August 11, 2015, at the age of 69.
Nour El Sherif left behind a vast legacy of cinematic, theatrical, and dramatic works that have etched his name in gold in the memory of art in Egypt and the Arab world. Some of his most famous television series include "I Will Not Live in My Father's Cloak," "The Other Man," "Hag Metwali," "Haroun Al-Rashid," and "Omar Ibn Abd Al-Aziz," among others. His last cinematic work was the film "Cairo Time" alongside actress Mervat Amin and Samir Sabry, written and directed by Amir Ramsis.
Nour El Sherif had an excellent film record, starring in hundreds of films and receiving numerous awards for many of them, including "Al-Karnak," "Habibi Dayem," "Hadtouta Masriya," "Al-Aar," and "Ahl Al-Qimma," among others. He and actress Bousi shared a great love story, got married, and had two daughters, "Sara" and "Mai," but this story ended with their divorce in 2006. However, they reconciled before his death in 2014, during which his health declined due to lung cancer. In a previous interview before his death, Nour El Sherif stated that he considered the series "Omar Ibn Abd Al-Aziz" among the most important works of his life.
