Mohamed al-Qaliouby

Mohamed Kamel al-Qaliouby was born on 8 May 1943 and grew up in Shubra. An engineer by training, he then studied directing at the Higher Institute of Cinema, and in 1986 obtained a doctorate from the Federal Institute of Cinema in Moscow. A professor at the Institute and a historian of Egyptian cinema, he chaired the national cinema council from 1999 to 2001, made five feature films and received the State Appreciation Prize. He died in Cairo on 2 February 2017, following an operation.

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• CinemaThree on the Roadثلاثة على الطريقMohamed al-Qaliouby · 1993Cinema