Leader Adel Emam is an exceptional artistic icon, the maker of laughter and awareness.

Leader Adel Emam is a great artist who has had an artistic career for more than 60 years of giving. He started his artistic journey from scratch by playing small roles to launching into the world of stardom and art without competition, rising and sitting on the highest levels of glory, until he became one of the biggest comedy stars in Egypt and the entire Arab world for many years in the field of cinema and theater and a previous, current and upcoming generation, and he was also able to prove his presence not only in cinema but on the throne of drama, television and theater as well, and during this article we will tell you more information about him.

Adel Emam's early life and upbringing Every person has a special upbringing, and when we talk about the life and upbringing of the artist Adel Emam, we mention the following:

His real name is Adel Emam Mohamed Bakhriny. He was born on May 17, 1940 in the village of Shaha, Mansoura. He and his family headed to Sayeda Aisha district, then to Helmeya, then Omraneya, then to Mohandessin, then to Mansouriya. He studied at Al-Helmeya School, then went to Banba Qadin Secondary School and then joined Al-Marqousiya Secondary School in Alexandria. Then he joined the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. Among his classmates at the Faculty of Agriculture were his friend, the artist Salah Al-Saadani, and the former Prime Minister of Syria, Mahmoud Al-Zoubi. Adel Emam's artistic beginnings Adel Emam's artistic rise was in the late seventies and he became one of the biggest box office actors, and he has a very large popularity in cinema in Egypt and the entire Arab world. Emam's artistic works exceed more than 100 films, but he was the most prominent in comedic roles. Then he began his first artistic works while he was still a university student in Fouad El Mohandes' play "Ana Wa Howa Wa Heya" (Me, Him and She). He was in the third year at the university.

His artistic career He started in university theatre, but the artist Fouad El Mohandes gave him a small role in the play “The Technical Secretary”, and after that he played some small roles in black and white films, including “Thieves but Funny” and “Exit from Heaven”.

His theatrical roles But after he played his role in the play "The Troublemakers School" which was shown in many Arab countries and was successful and gained great fame, to the point that Arab students were memorizing parts of the play by heart and circulating them among themselves, and after that his name took off like a rocket, and then he played the play "Witness Who Saw Nothing" and its success was unparalleled, and we must not forget the plays "The Leader", "The Guy Sayed Al-Shaghal" and "Bodyguard".

His films When we talk about the films of the artist Adel Emam, we are talking about a distinguished cinematic artistic library. Among his most famous films are “The Search for a Scandal” with the artist Mervat Amin, “The Search for Trouble” and also “We Are the Bus People”.

His works are known for their boldness and discussion of many religious, political and social issues.

He was distinguished by the comedic roles that he quickly took off in at the end of the seventies of the last century, and among these works is “Ragab on a Hot Plate”, about a young rural man who goes to work in one of the European countries and there encounters some customs, traditions and things that he is not accustomed to in our Egyptian society.

Then we find the movie "Krakoun in the Street", one of the most beautiful movies, with the artist Yousra, as well as his movie with the artist Lebleba "Beware of the Line", the movie "We Are the Bus People", and we find the movie "The Beggar" and one of the wonderful roles played by the artist Adel Emam "Take Care of Your Neighbors".

He was the first screen boy, and a big competitor to many actors. We must not forget his wonderful role in the movie “Al-Halfout” and the distinguished movie “Love in the Cell” with the great artist Soad Hosni and the movie “Al-Avocado” and “So the Smoke Doesn’t Fly Away” which is the most wonderful movie.

Among the films that should leave a wonderful impression in our memory are “The Tiger and the Female” with the artist Athar Al-Hakim, “Hanfy Al-Abha”, “Al-Mawlid” and “Salam Ya Sahebi”.

In the nineties, Adel Emam began to embody films that were characterized by social and political forms and shed light on the Egyptian and Arab man in a satirical way. This was in the film “Terrorism and Kebab”, and also the film “The Terrorist”. We must not forget his role in the film “Birds of Darkness”, as it shed light on a dangerous social and religious phenomenon, as well as his role in the film “El Mansi”, in which he achieved large revenues.

As for his role in the movie "The Yacoubian Building", this movie became famous worldwide and was shown in many international festivals, then his success in the movie "Marjan Ahmed Marjan" with the artist Mervat Amin, and finally the movie with the international artist Omar Sharif "Hassan and Marcus".

He is considered to have played the most wonderful duo role with actresses such as the actress Yousra and the actress Lebleba. Let's not forget that he was a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2000, so he had global political fame.

Adel Emam TV Series The artist Adel has done many wonderful and successful series, about 22 series, including “Dreams of the Flying Boy”, “Very Confidential” which is distinguished by its comedic form, and we must not forget his role in the series Tears in Insolent Eyes, one of his most successful series, and the series “Hidden Worlds”. He also did the series “Afareet Adly Allam”, the series “Mamoun and Partners”, “Naji Atallah’s Band”, the series “The Pickpocket”, the series “Professor and Head of Department”, “Saheb Al-Saada”, “Al-Araf”, the series “How to Lose a Million Pounds”, and he also did only one radio work with Abdel Halim Hafez.

his personal life The artist Adel Emam married his wife Hala Al-Shalqani in 1946. She had graduated from the Faculty of Law. Their first meeting was at the house of Samir Khafaga’s friend, because she was one of his neighbors. He admired her and loved her at first sight and married her. He was working in the rehearsals for his play “The Troublemakers’ School” and a great love story occurred between them despite the rejection of Mrs. Hala’s family of this marriage, because her family was from the feudal lords, so it was difficult for her to marry a small artist, an extra, as they said. However, with Mrs. Hala’s insistence, the marriage took place.

The beginning of their first life was full of difficulties, but with patience and determination, the two of them overcame all these difficulties and lived a happy life. She did not work, but devoted herself to raising her children and gave birth to three boys, the first of whom was the director Rami Imam. Then she gave birth to her daughter Sara Imam, who is the wife of the engineer Nabil Muqbil. Then the youngest son was the famous comedian Mohamed Imam, who was a student at the American University in Egypt and is a famous artist.

The artist Adel Emam is the older brother of the producer Essam Emam, and the sister of the artist Adel Emam married the famous artist Mustafa Metwally.

His achievements and awards The artist Adel Emam is still stuck in the hearts of many Egyptians and sits on the throne of their hearts, and for this reason he has won many awards due to his distinguished artistic works. Among the awards he has won are:

Best Actor Award for The Terrorist, which he won in 1995. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dubai Film Festival. He won the International Jury Prize in 2006 for his work on the film The Yacoubian Building. Finally, in 2006, this great artist won the Best Narrative Actor Award in New York City, USA. Adel Emam's most famous jokes There are more jokes that have become comics for the leader, and many people have started repeating them everywhere, which shows the extent of Adel Emam’s influence. The most famous of them are:

"It's not my birthday today." The marriage is ruined, the marriage is ruined. “We've fallen into a trap.” What does religion say? "The hour is five pounds and the account is calculated." "A country of true certificates." And other famous phrases that his fans and lovers still repeat a lot until now. This was the career of the great artist and leader, always and forever, Adel Emam, on the artistic and personal levels. Share with us what is your favorite movie of Adel Emam?