The death of the great Egyptian artist Hassan Youssef at the age of 90

The Egyptian artistic community was shocked by the passing of the great artist Hassan Youssef at the age of 90, leaving behind an artistic career that spanned more than half a century, including more than 200 works in cinema, television and theatre.

The departure of the great Egyptian artist Hassan Youssef at the age of 90 His brother Mohamed Youssef mourned him on social media, saying: “To God we belong and to Him we shall return. My older brother, the artist Hassan Youssef, passed away a short while ago. May God have mercy on him. We ask you to pray for him.” With his loss, the Arab audience bids farewell to a face of Egyptian art, whose roles were associated with an entire generation of memories.

Artistic beginnings and brilliance of the sixties Hassan Youssef was born in the Sayeda Zeinab district of Cairo in 1934. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts, and began his artistic journey thanks to the discovery of the artist Hussein Riad, who presented him in the movie “Ana Horra” with Lobna Abdel Aziz. His star shone in the sixties with the roles of the “bad boy” that made him beloved by the audience. He participated in many leading roles with movie stars, as he married the artist Lobleba, then Shams Al-Baroudi, who remained his companion until the end of his life.

Retirement, return and final farewell After retiring from acting in the nineties, Hassan Youssef returned to the artistic scene in 2002 with the series “Imam Al-Du’at”, in which he played the role of Sheikh Al-Shaarawy, achieving great success. However, the tragedy of his son’s drowning death in 2023 affected him, and he subsequently announced his final retirement from acting last January, preferring to stay away from the spotlight. Hassan Youssef has passed away, but his artistic legacy will remain present in the hearts of his audience and fans.