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Aliases: Adel Imam , Adel Emam , Адиль Имам , عادل محمد إمام محمد , الزعيم , عادل امام
Gender: Male
Place of birth: El Mansoura, Egypt
Homepage: http://www.adelimamfilm.com/
Movie Involvements: 24
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
Biography
Adel Imam is an Egyptian actor known for his long-standing career in comedy and drama. Born on May 17, 1940, in Mansoura, he moved at an early age with his family to Sayeda Zeinab in Cairo. He earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Cairo, where he became active in student theatre. He began his professional acting career in the early 1960s, joining a television troupe and performing in stage plays such as Ana wa Howa wa Heya and Al Nassabin. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Imam gained widespread popularity through iconic stage roles in Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen, Shahid Ma Shafsh Haga, and Al Wad Sayed Al Shaghal. Imam has appeared in over 100 films and numerous television series and plays, often blending comedy with social and political themes. Notable film roles include The Terrorist (1994), Al Zaeem (1993), and The Yacoubian Building (2006), the latter of which became one of the most prominent films in modern Egyptian cinema. In 2000, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recognizing his influence and humanitarian efforts.
Most Famous Work
Mamoun & Associates
(2016) مأمون مباشر أبو العطاThe Yacoubian Building
(2006) Zaki El DessoukiThe Street Player
(1983) FaresTears on Bold Eyes
(1980) جمعة محمود الشوانThe Terrorist
(1994) Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-RahmanShams El Zanaty
(1991) Shams El-ZanatiWe Are the Bus People
(1979) جابرأرجوك لا تفهمني بسرعة
(2025) أحمدActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | أدهم الجبالي | |
| 2020 | نور عبد المجيد | |
| 2018 | هلال كامل | |
| 2017 | N/A | |
| 2016 | مأمون مباشر أبو العطا | |
| 2015 | فوزي | |
| 2014 | N/A | |
| 2013 | N/A | |
| 2012 | ناجي عطا الله | |
| 2010 | محمود شعيب | |
| 2009 | محسن هنداوي | |
| 2008 | N/A | |
| 2007 | N/A | |
| 2006 | Zaki El Dessouki | |
| 2005 | Sherif Khairy | |
| 2004 | خطّاب النجّاري | |
| 2003 | Qadry | |
| 2002 | سعيد المصري | |
| 2000 | بخيت حنيدق المهيطل | |
| 1999 | Mahrous | |
| 1998 | Harfush bin Barquq Al-Rakbdar | |
| 1997 | Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital | |
| 1996 | Brigadier General Magdy Nour | |
| 1995 | Fathi Nofal | |
| Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital | ||
| 1994 | Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman | |
| 1993 | Youssef El-Mansy | |
| Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom | ||
| 1992 | Ahmed Fath El-Bab | |
| 1991 | Shams El-Zanati | |
| Hassan Bahloul | ||
| Sayed Kabaka | ||
| 1990 | Galal El-Ghawas | |
| Hanafy El Obbaha | ||
| 1989 | N/A | |
| 1987 | مرزوق | |
| Major Waheed النمر والأنثى | ||
| 1986 | Sherif Al Masry | |
| 1985 | رمضان | |
| Galal | ||
| Sayed | ||
| Mamdouh | ||
| حسنين | ||
| Wael | ||
| 1984 | شريف/ حسين | |
| فهمى عبد الهادى | ||
| Arafa | ||
| ممدوح | ||
| خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط | ||
| Salah صلاح فؤاد | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| حسن سبانخ | ||
| Adel Issa | ||
| Mansour | ||
| Fares | ||
| Mursy | ||
| Antar | ||
| صلاح الغرباوي | ||
| 1982 | Hamada Al-Zaftawi | |
| Kamal Abdel Samad | ||
| 1981 | Hassouna | |
| ممدوح أمين | ||
| Maher Sayed Ali | ||
| هاني | ||
| Dr. Sulaiman | ||
| 1980 | Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi | |
| N/A | ||
| Medhat | ||
| جمعة محمود الشوان | ||
| زغلول / بهيرة | ||
| زكي / زيكو | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| جابر | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| رجب عبدالبَر | ||
| ممدوح | ||
| 1978 | Atwa عطوة | |
| Adel | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Shihab Ali | ||
| Masoud | ||
| 1977 | ممدوح | |
| ناصر | ||
| Adel | ||
| مأمون | ||
| 1976 | غريب | |
| N/A | ||
| سرحان عبدالبصير | ||
| 1975 | N/A | |
| شعبان | ||
| عبدالسلام خفاجه | ||
| محبوب | ||
| Tahseen | ||
| سامي وهدان | ||
| 1974 | فهمي | |
| N/A | ||
| مجدى | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Mounir | |
| N/A | ||
| Bahgat El Abasery | ||
| Okasha | ||
| Magdy | ||
| المخرج ريكو | ||
| 1972 | شرشر | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| حماده | ||
| Metwaly | ||
| Auf | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ibrahim | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1970 | Amin | |
| N/A | ||
| Hamdi | ||
| خليفة | ||
| صلاح عيد | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1969 | فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره | |
| Sameh | ||
| Ismail | ||
| N/A | ||
| سوكا | ||
| Shukry the journalist | ||
| 1968 | Shafi'i | |
| N/A | ||
| حليم | ||
| لطيف | ||
| N/A | ||
| Band Manager's Assistant فهمى | ||
| 1967 | Amin | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| ألهام الملفوف | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| (مبروك المخبر) | ||
| أبو المجد | ||
| Bus passenger | ||
| 1965 | عامل البوفيه | |
| هيكل | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Desoki | |
| 1963 | دسوقي | |
| أحمد | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Legal Services | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |