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Born · June 21, 1929
Died · March 30, 1977 (47 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Al-Helwat, Al-Sharkia, Egypt
Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing Department in 1948. For four years, he taught music for school children in Tanta, Zagazeeg and finally Cairo. In 1959, he resigned and joined the Cairo Radio Orchestra as an oboe player. His first radio broadcast song was “Lekaa". His first appearance on the silver screen was in “Lahn Al-Wafaa”. Abdul Haleem joined “Sawt al-Fann” production company, with the world famous composer Abdul Wahhaab and director of photography Waheed Fareed, which produced a great number of films and audio works. His acting was characterized with simplicity and spontaneity. Haleem did not only sing in Egypt, but also in all of the Arab countries and some European countries. Almost all of the composers of the Arab world composed the music of his songs. His patriotic songs outnumbered 300 songs and poems. All the Arab audiences still remember some of his famous scenes on the silver screen. Abdel Halim never married, yet rumors say that he was married to superstar Soaad Hosny.
Self (archive footage)
10.0
1978
Adel
5.5
1969
Ibrahim
7.0
1967
Singer
10.0
1964
ضيف شرف
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1962
حسين مدحت
6.0
1962
Salah
8.5
1961
محمد
8.0
1960
Ahmed Sami
0.0
1959
Himself
8.0
1958
Men'em
7.8
1958
Adel
6.0
1957
Salah
7.3
1957
Khaled
6.5
1956
Mahmoud Fathi
0.0
1956
Samir
6.7
1956
Ahmed Mumtaz
0.0
1955
يحيي
7.6
1955
علي
6.7
1955
Galal
8.0
1955
سامي صالح · (1 episode)
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