Director Ahmed Daibes retires after his brother's illness

Jordanian director Ahmed Daibes announced his retirement from acting after a career that lasted 50 years, citing the reason for this as: “the state of Jordanian drama.” This comes following the announcement of the crisis of his brother Hussein Daibes.

Ahmed Daibes retires due to the absence of creative institutions Director Ahmed Daibes explained in press statements that his decision to retire came after deep thought, and he confirmed that the reason is the state of Jordanian drama “due to the absence of institutions concerned with creativity, most notably Jordanian television, from presenting content that has greatly distinguished Jordanian drama.”

The retirement of director Ahmed Daibes, 70 years old, comes after many years of presenting dramatic works in Jordan and the Gulf.

Who is the director Ahmed Daibes? Daibes began working in Jordanian TV in 1975, and also worked in the Jordanian Production Company, and assumed the position of a member of the administrative board of the Artists Association.

In the eighties and beyond, he presented a number of works, including: The Good Roots, The Mountain Falcon, The Falcon’s Wedding, Jerusalem, the First of the Two Qiblas, and Letters from Shells.

He won several local and Arab awards and honors, such as the Best Work Award for the series “The Last Days of Mulberry,” and the State Appreciation Award from the Jordanian Ministry of Culture.

Video like wildfire It is noteworthy that a video of Jordanian director Hussein Daibes crying in a media interview with Rabie Hanidi has spread across social media in the past few days. During the interview, he talked about his stay in a nursing home for about a year after suffering a stroke, at the expense of Jordanian artist Omar Abdel Latif.

The video spread quickly, which aroused the sympathy of the audience, who asked about his friends and family, especially since director Daibes is known for his rich artistic history, as he has put his signature on the most successful and famous clips of Arab artists, including Kazem El Saher, Najwa Karam, Majed El Mohandes, Saber Al Rubai and many others.

Director Daibes said that he did not want help from anyone and that he did not go out to the media meetings because he did not prefer the audience to see him except in the beautiful image that they were accustomed to.