Jamal Soleiman

Acting

Jamal Soleiman

Born

1959-11-20 (66)

Place of birth

دمشق، سوريا

Known for

Acting

Credits

50 titles

Jamaal Soualymaan is a is a prominent Syrian-born producer, director and actor of television, film, and stage. He was born in 1959 in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Soulaymaan studied at the acting department of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. He started his career acting on stage and producing television series. He then continued his studies in Britain and obtained a Masters degree in theatrical studies from Leeds University. “Kessat mawt mo’lan i.e. The story of a foretold death”, “’Azeezy Maraat al-meskeen i.e. Dear poor Marat”, “Monamnamaat tareekheyya i.e. Historical miniatures”, “Al-kamaan al-sehry i.e. The magic violin”, “Khaadem sayyedayn i.e. A servant for two ma…

Known for

Al Thuraya poster
9.0

Akkash is a nationalist resistance fighter against Ottoman rule in Syria. Thuraya, the daughter of the wealthy Turkish aristocrat Ismail Pasha, falls in love with him, and he loves her in return. Determined to be with him, she is willing to sacrifice everything, including her family and privileged position in society.

Al Thuraya

1997

Afrah Ebles poster
NR

The series revolves around Hamam, a businessman from Upper Egypt, and his wife Kamalat, who brings in a maid to show her compassion. However, Hamam falls in love with this maid, and on the other hand, he tries to contact influential figures in order to control On the iron trade.

Afrah Ebles

2018

The Falcon of Quraish poster
9.5

When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.

The Falcon of Quraish

2002

People of Love poster
NR

The series revolves around failed love stories as a result of a compelling circumstance or because of a social or financial problem or a problem related to religion so that the audience develops a state of sympathy with the series characters In each episode the series presents a separate station from the other detailing a glowing love relationship that was extinguished by various circumstances

People of Love

2006

The Frenchman poster
7.2

An exceptional lawyer is accused of murder and enters his most dangerous game to rewrite the truth.

The Frenchman

2026

The Four Seasons poster
10.0

Damascus in the late 1990s. Kareem and Nabila are raising five very different daughters — each with her own personality, ambitions and complications — alongside a scene-stealing aunt Jamila. Every episode centres on a family issue that brings everyone together to argue, laugh and muddle through. Warm, witty and deeply rooted in Syrian daily life, it remains one of the most beloved family comedies in Syrian television history. Stars Jamal Suleiman and Khaled Taja.

The Four Seasons

1999

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 3 titles

Series credits

Al Thuraya poster
9.0

Akkash is a nationalist resistance fighter against Ottoman rule in Syria. Thuraya, the daughter of the wealthy Turkish aristocrat Ismail Pasha, falls in love with him, and he loves her in return. Determined to be with him, she is willing to sacrifice everything, including her family and privileged position in society.

Al Thuraya

1997

Afrah Ebles poster
NR

The series revolves around Hamam, a businessman from Upper Egypt, and his wife Kamalat, who brings in a maid to show her compassion. However, Hamam falls in love with this maid, and on the other hand, he tries to contact influential figures in order to control On the iron trade.

Afrah Ebles

2018

The Falcon of Quraish poster
9.5

When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.

The Falcon of Quraish

2002

People of Love poster
NR

The series revolves around failed love stories as a result of a compelling circumstance or because of a social or financial problem or a problem related to religion so that the audience develops a state of sympathy with the series characters In each episode the series presents a separate station from the other detailing a glowing love relationship that was extinguished by various circumstances

People of Love

2006

The Frenchman poster
7.2

An exceptional lawyer is accused of murder and enters his most dangerous game to rewrite the truth.

The Frenchman

2026

The Four Seasons poster
10.0

Damascus in the late 1990s. Kareem and Nabila are raising five very different daughters — each with her own personality, ambitions and complications — alongside a scene-stealing aunt Jamila. Every episode centres on a family issue that brings everyone together to argue, laugh and muddle through. Warm, witty and deeply rooted in Syrian daily life, it remains one of the most beloved family comedies in Syrian television history. Stars Jamal Suleiman and Khaled Taja.

The Four Seasons

1999

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi poster
8.0

A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi

2001

Lifelong Friend poster
NR

The historic relationship between former president, Gamal Abdel Nasser and the commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, field marshal Abdel Hakim Amer during the period 1956-1967, from the time they were classmates at the military academy and through the July Revolution. It also exposes the story of the field marshal’s marriage to actress Berlanti Abdel Hamid.

Lifelong Friend

2014

Orchidia poster
8.0

The Assyrian king conquered Orchidia kingdom, the defeated king's wife and her two children fled to Samara Kingdom, to start her revenge.

Orchidia

2017

Wedding Song poster
8.8

Set in the 1970's, a group of actors work on a new play. They discover that the play's events revolves around their true behind-the-scenes characters, with the script presenting their deepest and darkest secrets. The actors try to put a stop to the revealing play, but their manager insists that the show must go on.

Wedding Song

2016

Memories of the Next Era poster
NR

Matar disappears under mysterious circumstances for 20 years, during which everyone has believed he had died a martyr. However, he returns in a new form and builds a financial empire amidst the mystery surrounding the source of his wealth. Using the spider's method, he tightens his grip on everyone and exploits them to achieve his goals of doubling his wealth and taking revenge on his past friends.

Memories of the Next Era

2003

Like the Sun poster
4.0

Noor is a lawyer whose brother is mysteriously murdered. When she starts looking for his murderer, clues point to some of the people closest to him.

Like the Sun

2019

AlMazar neighborhood poster
NR

The Syrian series *Hay Al-Mazar* unfolds within a social framework that reflects the daily lives of the residents of Hay Al-Mazar. It explores various humanitarian and social issues, including family relationships, class struggles, and the challenges faced by characters in a rapidly changing environment.

AlMazar neighborhood

1999

A Rare Currency poster
NR

Rivalries over power and wealth escalate between two families in the hamlet of Abdul Jabbar, and conflicts flare up between them because of a marriage that takes place between two parties of the two families.

A Rare Currency

2023

The Harem poster
NR

The story of the beginning and the rise of the Mamluks reign in Egypt, and how their rise from enslavement to fighting wars to ruling a significant country in the region, had affected the social, political, and military status of the country.

The Harem

2019

Holding Back Tears poster
NR

The series examines the change in the composition of the Syrian family, through the life of a number of Damascene families that are connected by a number of intertwining relationships, as love blossoms between the lawyer Riyad El Emary and the interior designer Riad El Merady.

Holding Back Tears

2005

On the Edge of the Abyss poster
NR

Nader is lost between his parents, who are experiencing a struggle between love and hate, Lulia, who is persecuted by her stepmother, Dalal, whose hatred for her stepdaughter reaches the point of attempting murder. Dalal considers Lulia the reason for her unhappiness, but when Lulia leaves her life, she discovers her mistake. Tahseen her husband can only run away from problems and cannot solve any of them.

On the Edge of the Abyss

2007

Exiting to the Well poster
7.0

The series explores the suffering of Sednaya prison inmates during the Assad regime, presenting real-life stories and experiences that reflect the harshness of life behind bars. It highlights the psychological and emotional transformations prisoners undergo inside the prison and the impact of this harsh experience on their lives after

Exiting to the Well

2026

Palestinian Alienation poster
9.5

The first comprehensive dramatic telling of the Palestinian Nakba, seen through the eyes of a poor rural family from the 1930s British Mandate era through the massacres of 1948 and the defeat of 1967. Written by Palestinian poet Walid Seif — based on his own family history — and directed by the late Syrian master Hatem Ali, this is widely considered one of the greatest Arab television dramas ever produced. A monumental work of collective memory, historical witness and human endurance.

Palestinian Alienation

2004

Cordoba's Spring poster
9.5

The second chapter of the acclaimed Andalusian trilogy by Walid Seif and Hatem Ali. Set in the golden age of Umayyad Cordoba, it traces the extraordinary rise of Muhammad ibn Abi Amir — known as Al-Mansur — from a young scholar arriving in Cordoba seeking knowledge, to the most powerful man in Andalusia. A sweeping story of ambition, political genius and the glittering, fragile peak of Arab civilisation in Spain. Stars Taim Hassan and Jamal Suleiman.

Cordoba's Spring

2003

The Harem poster
7.0

Haramlek is a Syrian historical drama set during the late Ottoman era in Syria. It explores life inside elite households, focusing on women’s quarters (“haramlek”) and the hidden power struggles within. The story follows intertwined characters dealing with love, betrayal, and ambition, revealing how influence is exercised behind closed doors, especially by women navigating strict social structures.

The Harem

2019

Khan Al-Hareer poster
NR

The series is set in 1950s Syria during a period of serious political conflict that eventually led to the Syrian-Egyptian union. It delves deep into human relationships in Aleppo's silk market, with at its heart a love story between Murad and Souad.

Khan Al-Hareer

1996

Kings of Sects poster
6.3

The series follows the rupture of Andalusia into many warring states, which allowed the northern Kingdom of Castile to expand its borders and take control.

Kings of Sects

2005

Layl Al-Khaefeen poster
NR

The story follows Sharif Al-Labadi (played by Bassam Kousa), a successful engineer who marries Ghada (Samar Sami). Ghada is the ex-wife of another engineer and talented novelist, Maher Taha (Jamal Soliman). Over time, Sharif develops an intense, destructive obsession with Maher. Feeling deeply inferior, he starts compulsively imitating Maher's way of thinking, lifestyle, and literary interests in an attempt to become a carbon copy of him—only to eventually discover that his idol is fraudulent.

Layl Al-Khaefeen

1994

Migration of Hearts to Hearts poster
NR

Set in the town of Al-Rukniya in the early 1930s, the work explores the conflict between Bedouin and urban communities, the impact of World War II on Syrian politics, the outbreak of the Great Syrian Revolution, and the subsequent withdrawal of the French occupation from the country. The work also highlights the opportunists who continue to spread colonialist ideas, in contrast to the strength and unity of the people as they confront tyranny despite the conspiracies plotted against them.

Migration of Hearts to Hearts

1991

Our Master, Al Sayed poster
NR

Set in the 1940s; the story of Abd Rabbo, the irrigation inspector who arrives in Al-Sayed village in Upper Egypt, where he meets Master Fadloun, who controls everything, even the people. Abd Rabo begins recording his life in the village, writing about its people and the mysterious Fadloun.

Our Master, Al Sayed

2012

Arab swords poster
8.5

The series takes place between the era of Jahiliyya and the beginning of the Umayyad caliphate, and presents the history of the Arab sword by documenting the most important stations that Arabs went through throughout the ages.

Arab swords

2025

The Peacock poster
NR

As the veteran lawyer Kamal El Ostoul specializes in compensation cases, the circumstances force him to investigate a rape case that turns his life upside down.

The Peacock

2021

اختفاء رجل poster
NR

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اختفاء رجل

1992

Backstreets poster
NR

When Officer Shukri Abdel Aal refuses to shoot the protestors against the English occupation, he is forced to retire as punishment. He gets his job back after a while, only for history to repeat itself when Shukri finds himself facing orders to shoot at students marching in a protest.

Backstreets

2011

No artwork available
7.0

Hisham travels abroad on a study mission and quickly adapts to his new life. However, it becomes complicated due to his internal struggle between adhering to his Arab origins, customs, and traditions, or immersing himself in Western culture, forgetting his roots, and never returning home.

Time of Oblivion

1990

Ahl Al-Khataaya poster
2.0

The series follows the Abu Zeid family, the oldest residents of a neighborhood named after them. They have inherited their properties for generations and uphold a strict tradition forbidding excavation for artifacts, as Nazlet El-Semman is rich in buried antiquities. However, when some break this rule, greed takes over, leading to chaos and turning their lives into a nightmare.

Ahl Al-Khataaya

2025

Aldighri poster
10.0

AlDaghari is a Syrian social comedy series, based on the story of Turkish writer Aziz Nesin, produced by Syrian Arab Television in 1992, directed by Haitham Haqqi. It tells the story of a fraudulent person who exploits the gullibility of the villagers.

Aldighri

1992

Series of Secrets poster
NR

The series revolves around a collection of love stories that bring together the characters in a romantic and emotional setting.

Series of Secrets

2021

Missing Painting poster
NR

A Syrian police series that tells the story of a famous visual artist who is killed on his farm in mysterious circumstances. Suspicion falls on his wife, who is jealous of a girl he started drawing. Their relationship develops and begins to interfere in his personal life.

Missing Painting

1996

Hada'eq El-Shaytan poster
NR

The series revolves around the character of Mandour Abu Al-Dahab who lives in Naja Hammadi and considers it his fortified castle, where he practices his activity in promoting drugs and planting cannabis.

Hada'eq El-Shaytan

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Shadow poster
5.2

A lawyer ignores his values and publishes a dead man’s book in his own name, only to discover that the murder story is real and become the prime suspect.

Shadow

2022

Who Said? poster
6.7

Despite Sherif's success in high school with grades that qualify him to enter the Faculty of Engineering, which his parents dream he would attend, he aspires to own his own project of making paper chairs.

Who Said?

2022

Wojoh Wa Amakin poster
NR

The series consists of three separate stories: the first is about a married engineer who falls for a wealthy woman shortly before the outbreak of protests in Syria; the second is about a dentist who faces resistance from her family regarding her marriage; and the third is about a young boy who works with a fisherman who tells him about his adventures.

Wojoh Wa Amakin

2015

No artwork available
NR

Dentist Omar is searching for the woman who can capture his heart. He develops feelings for Nada, who is different from other women he met. He also meets Sarah, who holds many secrets . Things start falling apart around him, because of his weakness for the woman he loved long ago named Laila.

Weak Point

2013