Ahmed Salama

Acting

Ahmed Salama

Born

1960-05-10 (66)

Place of birth

Cairo, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

59 titles

Known for

El Helmeya Nights poster
8.2

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

El Helmeya Nights

1987

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab poster
8.4

The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab

1996

Gouging The Sea poster
2.0

The series is set in Upper Egypt and is based on a true event in which the tyrannical parents of Abdul Hayy, a rebellious young man, force him to face several difficulties

Gouging The Sea

2024

شارع المواردي poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

شارع المواردي

1990

Devils of Al-Sayala poster
6.0

Rizqa adopts and raises her nephew Maghawry after his mother dies during his birth. He grows up with his aunt in Al-Siyala neighborhood in Alexandria where they suffer from poverty and difficult circumstances, but events take a turn when a rich businessman claims that he's Maghawry's father.

Devils of Al-Sayala

2004

شط إسكندرية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

شط إسكندرية

2008

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 13 titles

An Egyptian Story poster
6.5

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.

An Egyptian Story

1982

The Fair poster
4.6

The child (Barakat) from his mother gets lost in the crowd of the birth, to be kidnapped by the seller (Ali al-Araj) and taken to his home and called (Ibrahim), to grow up in an environment of all criminality, and involved working with a smuggling gang, and travel with them to Greece to carry out an operation, to change his life .

The Fair

1989

Save Whatever is Possible poster
NR

(Nabil) returns to Egypt after an absence of 18 years to recover his father's palace after the guard has been lifted from him, gets to know the school (Amal), be surprised by his friend (Omar) who has become wealthy from the drug trade and becomes an influential businessman, (Omar) succeeds in attracting ( Nabil) to his world. And he turns his evening to the palace, which turns into a den of delinquency

Save Whatever is Possible

1985

Sons and Killers poster
6.7

When Shaikhon marries Dalal, a belly dancer, they are blessed with two kids. Shaikhon steals Dalal's money to buy the club where she works. Dalal gets back at him and reports him to the police who have him imprisoned. When he comes out of prison full of vengeance, his past ghosts still haunt him.

Sons and Killers

1987

EL ABALSSA poster
6.0

Teacher Hamza succeeds in winning the friendship of his pupils, the student Salah and his colleague Nadia ride a car to Jalal, Nadia's brother, they have a car accident, in the prosecution accuses Jalal Salah that he stole his car, denies the presence of Nadia with him in the accident, for fear of her brother being oppressed, Hamza Salah hides in his house to allow him The opportunity to take the exam, and Leila Hamza's relationship grows.

EL ABALSSA

1980

الأوغاد poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الأوغاد

1985

وصية زوجتي poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

وصية زوجتي

1984

Neither a Devil Nor an Angel poster
NR

Kawthar leaves her fiancé Ahmed and marries the wealthy Shamis, the owner of the factory where her father works, after a quarrel broke out between them because of her father. She wins his admiration. Ahmed completes his studies and graduates from the Faculty of Engineering. He falls in love with his colleague, the engineer Nahid, and they agree to get married, while Shamis is killed by his lover's husband. Kawthar asks the engineer Ahmed to help her manage her late husband's factory because she faces many problems in managing it. By chance, she learns about Ahmed's relationship with Nahid.

Neither a Devil Nor an Angel

1980

Confrontation poster
NR

Mahmoud leaves his town after offering his shroud to stop the bloodbath between his family and another family. The dispute began when Mahmoud met Salim, the chief of the Hawara, who has complete control over the town. Salim wanted to buy the share of his brother's widow, Atiyat, who refuses to sell. Mahmoud sympathizes with her against Salim, who is subjected to an attempted murder by some of the locals, so Mahmoud protects him with his pampering among the locals. Salim's son assaults Mahmoud's daughter, Fatima, and then kills her. He accuses Atiyat's brother of the crime, and Salim demands revenge and justice, and seeks to achieve it himself, but a surprise occurs that changes the course of events.

Confrontation

1987

أسعد الله مساءك poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أسعد الله مساءك

1987

Malaekat el-Shaware poster
NR

The film revolves around Sherifa, the Pasha's daughter, who marries Adel, the driver's son, and gives birth to her daughter Fatima. However, the Pasha forces her to divorce her, and Fatima ends up in the reformatory.

Malaekat el-Shaware

1985

El Awantageya poster
NR

Aida rejects the marriage of her son Hisham with Zouba to the social difference between them, but he clings to her. Aida pretends madness until her son succumbed to her desire.

El Awantageya

1987

Mr. Aliwa's apartment poster
NR

After his brother graduates, Khaled proposes to Dalia, but after a while, he offers his family to live with them after his marriage in their apartment, due to the difficult costs of living. However, things do not stop there for the father and mother.

Mr. Aliwa's apartment

1989

1970s · 6 titles

Alexandria… Why? poster
6.5

Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.

Alexandria… Why?

1979

Life Cabaret poster
NR

Ahmed, a taxi driver, returns a forgotten handbag to Yasmine, a nightclub singer, earning her gratitude. As she's pressured by her boss and pursued by Mokhtar, her son Ezzat runs away. Bringing Ezzat back, draws Ahmed and Yasmine closer.

Life Cabaret

1977

We Are the Bus People poster
8.0

Adel Imam and neighbour Abdel Moneim Madbouly are taken to a Police station after an altercation with a bus conductor. They are mistakenly arrested with a group of suspected terrorists and taken to a maximum security jail.

We Are the Bus People

1979

Youm El Ahad El Damy poster
10.0

Three prisoners, Sultan, his brother Hamada and a highly dangerous convict, escape from jail and hide in Dr. Zaki's villa in Maadi. The villa's residents live in fear, while the police searches for the fugitives.

Youm El Ahad El Damy

1975

The Liar poster
8.0

When Hamdy publishes an investigative report condemning the owner of a textile company and accusing him of embezzlement and bribery, the owner tries to clear his name by getting the factory workers and Hamdy to change their testimony.

The Liar

1975

Bedour poster
NR

Sewer worker Saber learns about the role of the woman who decides to repent. He claims to the people of the neighborhood that he is his cousin and lives in the house of the teacher Nusa. Mimu, one of the gang members, arrives at her house to greet the warm people, but they do not give up. Saber's grievance is finally accepted. October is victory and transit, Saber returns from the battle injured and warm people celebrate his marriage in part.

Bedour

1974

Series credits

El Helmeya Nights poster
8.2

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

El Helmeya Nights

1987

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab poster
8.4

The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.

I Won't Live in My Father's Glbab

1996

Gouging The Sea poster
2.0

The series is set in Upper Egypt and is based on a true event in which the tyrannical parents of Abdul Hayy, a rebellious young man, force him to face several difficulties

Gouging The Sea

2024

شارع المواردي poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

شارع المواردي

1990

Devils of Al-Sayala poster
6.0

Rizqa adopts and raises her nephew Maghawry after his mother dies during his birth. He grows up with his aunt in Al-Siyala neighborhood in Alexandria where they suffer from poverty and difficult circumstances, but events take a turn when a rich businessman claims that he's Maghawry's father.

Devils of Al-Sayala

2004

شط إسكندرية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

شط إسكندرية

2008

Stray Light poster
7.5

The role of the story about the class struggle between the old feudal class represented in the family of Al-'Azayzeh and the class of new owners represented in the family of Al-Sawalim who were previously employed.

Stray Light

1998

The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation poster
7.0

A narration of the life of the iconic artist Abdel Halim Hafez and the obstacles he faced, both personally and professionally, when he started his singing career, following his journey from a substitute for singer Karem Mahmoud, to become a recognized star that has his own light and aura.

The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation

2006

City Gates poster
NR

After a wealthy man marries a younger girl, she inherits his fortune after he dies, which puts her in conflict with his nephew who claims his right in the inheritance.

City Gates

1981

The Shame poster
7.3

The series revolves around the family of Haji Abdul Sattar, who is a drug dealer and is assisted by his eldest son without the knowledge of his family. When Abdul Sattar dies, his sons know the truth from their elder brother, and they decide to complete a drug deal so as not to lose their money.

The Shame

2011

Justice Has Many Faces poster
7.0

Gaber Ma'moun Nassar, a famous businessman with a good reputation among people, lives a quiet life with his wife and daughter. Throughout his whole life, he has tried to hide the fact that he is an illegitimate child. When a murder occurs and he gets investigated, it reveals his hidden secrets.

Justice Has Many Faces

2001

The Homestead poster
7.0

A biography that revolves around the life of Khalil Hassan Khalil, a Political Science professor, in the period before the Egyptian revolution of 1952. The series explores how he suffered from poverty and social injustice and struggled to improve his social status and accomplish his dream of becoming a college professor.

The Homestead

1990

Divine Secret poster
NR

After suffering two things, Nasra finds herself in an unenviable situation, when the people closest to her betray her, so she seeks revenge.

Divine Secret

2024

عادات وتقاليد Adat W Takaleed poster
NR

Director: Mahmoud Abd Al-Razik (Director) Hamada Abdelwahhab (Director) (more) Writer: Abdullah Barakat (Writer) Cast: Aqeila Rateb Abdelazim Abdelhaqq Salwa Mahmoud Abd El Hafeez El Tetawy Sabri Abdel Aziz Huda Zaki (more)

عادات وتقاليد Adat W Takaleed

1972

Women with No Regret poster
NR

Five sisters ' lives are turned upside down after the death of their father, and their mother is sentenced to death for her involvement in an honor killing. Each of them grew up with painful memories that gave birth to feelings of hatred and resentment towards this world, and enmity towards all men took root in their souls, creating a desire for revenge and control.

Women with No Regret

2009

Shams Al Ansary poster
NR

An epic that depicts the life of Shams Al-Ansary, who takes it upon his shoulders to achieve justice and combat corruption. But justice isn't a paved way, and he's only met with difficulties and challenges that make his pursuit an arduous one.

Shams Al Ansary

2012

The Wedge poster
7.7

The series revolves around the family of Fatima Ta'alba (Huda Sultan) and her children. Her eldest son is Hajj Darwish (Youssef Shaaban). The idea of ​​the series revolves around the framework of an Egyptian family, the mother, Fatima Talaba, who raises her children in her own style, and her main goal is to form a large, interconnected and undisjointed family, and to secure the family's future by buying agricultural lands for them to become property owners. Hajj Darwish is the head of the family and is married to Maryam (Fadia Abdel-Ghani), his cousin. Fatima Talabeh controls all the family’s decisions to the extent that she chooses the wives of her children without taking their opinion and marries them. The mother controls the wives of her children and the entire house, including those in it.

The Wedge

1996

الغابة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الغابة

1989

Mountain Wolves poster
9.0

In a town called Bahtoon Al-Jabal where the Hawara family lives following many fanatic customs. Sheikh Badar breaks the customary traditions and marries his daughter to a man from outside of the family, prompting her brother to try to kill her.

Mountain Wolves

1993

And the Day Passed poster
NR

In the sixties, Al-Sharawi Pasha, who was a well-known businessman during the monarchy, tries to flee with his daughter, after the new revolutionary government tries to confiscate his fortune for his illegal activities.

And the Day Passed

2008

The Alleys of Bucharest poster
NR

Sayed Gad Allah is a professional judo player, living with his four siblings. He's forced to use his skills in criminal acts, exposing him to many dangerous situations. He also loves a girl since childhood but the circumstances are always against him.

The Alleys of Bucharest

2015

Al-Shahroura poster
NR

A biography about the artist Sabah (Al-Shahroura) following her professional and personal life from the age of seventeen, addressing the problems that she has experienced since her adolescence in Lebanon, and her adoption in Egypt, her children, and her many husbands, in addition to her family.

Al-Shahroura

2011

Esteefa poster
NR

A police officer investigates a series of crimes, with each investigation spanning two episodes out of 26 separate episodes.

Esteefa

2015

The Family Of Mr. Shalash poster
8.0

The series reviews the daily life of Professor Shalash, through a large number of comical situations and paradoxes that arise through his relationship with his wife and children, or his relationships with neighbors or with his colleagues at work

The Family Of Mr. Shalash

1990

The First Lady poster
NR

When Hashem divorces his first wife, he marries the ambitious Maryam who supports his run for the presidency and tries to seize control of the government when he is hospitalized after an assassination attempt.

The First Lady

2014

Street 9 poster
NR

Until Nair proves his innocence of the accusation against him of killing his wife, he lives on 9th Street to watch the person whom Nair suspects is responsible for his wife's death and the only witness to the killing is a disabled man.

Street 9

2022

The Beginning Road poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Beginning Road

2025

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Stories of Mr. Ayoub and Mrs. Inayat

1996

El Saraya El Safra poster
NR

A charged Egyptian drama about two women married to the same man who become bitter enemies. As jealousy, revenge and hatred take over, a police officer named Iyad gets pulled into a mysterious case that connects to their story.

El Saraya El Safra

2026

الإمام الغزالي poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

الإمام الغزالي

2012

Leila poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Leila

2016

8 حارة البحر poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

8 حارة البحر

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أنا وبابويا على نص أخويا

1972