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Sharif is the son of a Jewish Canadian mother, Debbie, and an Egyptian father, Tarek Sharif. His paternal grandparents were Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama, both Egyptian actors; his maternal grandparents were Jewish Holocaust survivors. During his childhood, Sharif was shuttled back and forth among Montreal, Paris, and Cairo. [1]
Omar Sharif [a] (Arabic: عمر الشريف Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕomɑɾ eʃʃɪˈɾiːf], born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub [1] [miˈʃel dɪˈmitɾi ʃælˈhuːb]; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars.
The couple co-starred in many films. However, after nearly two decades together, the couple divorced in 1974; they had one son, Tarek Sharif. [5] The couple also have two grandsons from Tarek, Omar Sharif Jr. and Karem Sharif. Omar Sharif Jr. followed in his grandfather's footsteps and now acts in the U.S. in small roles and is an LGBTQ activist.
Yuri Andreievich Zhivago is the protagonist and title character of the 1957 novel Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. [1]Yuri Zhivago, a doctor and poet, is sensitive nearly to the point of mysticism.
Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films Company (Arabic: شركة أفلام عز الدين ذو الفقار, aka: Ezz El-Dine Zulficar Films) is a film production company founded in Cairo by Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar and Salah Zulfikar in 1958.
The word derives from the Arabic root sh–r–f, which expresses meanings related to honor, nobility, and prominence. [1] It has no etymological connection with the English term sheriff, which comes from the Old English word scīrgerefa, meaning "shire-reeve", the local reeve (enforcement agent) of the king in the shire (county).
Ahmed Sharif – Bangladeshi humanist book seller, human rights activist and secular humanist. [37] ... Tarek Fatah – Canadian activist born in Pakistan, ...
Ezz El-Dine Ahmed Mourad Zulficar (Arabic: عز الدين ذو الفقار, romanized: ‘Ezz ed-Dīn Zū l-Fiqār; 28 October 1919 – 1 July 1963) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer known for his distinctive style, which blends romance and action.