Duraid Lahham

Duraid Lahham was born on 9 February 1934 in Damascus, in a modest background. A graduate in chemistry of the University of Damascus in 1958, he taught at Salkhad and then at the university. When Syrian television opened, in 1960, he formed with Nihad Qalai a comic duo famous throughout the Arab world and created the popular character of Ghawwar al-Tawsheh, without ever giving up the Syrian dialect. After his partner's retirement, in 1976, he wrote, acted in and directed his own satires, often with the satirical poet al-Maghut, and became UNICEF ambassador for the region.

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• CinemaThe BordersالحدودDuraid Lahham · 1984Cinema