Fayeq Azab

Acting

Fayeq Azab

Born — Died

1943-09-06 — 2020-11-19

Place of birth

Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

76 titles

Known for

Tamer & Shawkeya poster
8.2

Tamer & Shawkeya follows posh lawyer Tamer who marries Shawkeya, a simple working‑class teacher. Their cultural and social differences lead to hilarious situations as they navigate family expectations, everyday life, and in‑laws in this classic Egyptian comedy of mismatched marriage and domestic chaos.

Tamer & Shawkeya

2006

Al-Gama'a poster
7.0

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

Al-Gama'a

2010

Harun Al Rashid poster
8.7

The story of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, which depicts the era of the Abbasid state and its historical glory, focusing on the personal life of the Abbasid caliph who was famous for his infatuation with women, and shedding light on his amorous exploits and the feuds of the harem inside the palace.

Harun Al Rashid

1997

Hekayat Beneeshha poster
NR

Dr. Layla Sallam, freshly healing from two tumultuous marriages, finds herself drawn to Omar, a complex patient battling mental illness. As their bond deepens—blurring lines between love and healing—Omar's quest for truth challenges Layla to confront her own demons.

Hekayat Beneeshha

2009

Son of the Poor poster
5.0

An upper-Egyptian who lives on the border of the poverty line decides to earn an honest living by having two jobs: A teacher at a public school during the day, and a taxi driver in the evening. Yet, through his struggle to make ends meet he falls into the pit of drug trade.

Son of the Poor

2019

The Yacoubian Building poster
NR

The story about the residents of the Yacoubian building and their intertwining lives, including Zaki Al-Dousoky who is in constant conflict with his sister, Dawlat, and Hajj Azzam, who used to be a shoeshiner but became a millionaire thanks to his drug trade.

The Yacoubian Building

2007

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

2000s · 16 titles

The Student Cop poster
6.4

The film revolves in the context of romantic comedy and action through the character of a police officer under covered as student in a university and befriends key students to uncover a drug distribution network within the university.

The Student Cop

2004

The Island poster
7.2

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.

The Island

2007

Hassan and Marcus poster
6.5

A terrorist Muslim group calls for the execution of Sheikh Hassan for refusing to join their organisation. At the same time, a priest ,Marcos, is also facing death threats. Both men seek help from the government, who puts them under the witness protection program, giving each man the other's identity.

Hassan and Marcus

2008

A Natural Born Fool poster
6.3

To make ends meet ahead of marrying his sweetheart, a man goes into the burglary business with her uncle — but his incompetence gets them into trouble.

A Natural Born Fool

2004

At Cairo's Railway Station poster
6.4

Reda, a young salesperson meets Malak in the railway station who asks him to play the role of her husband before her rich parents who live in Upper Egypt.

At Cairo's Railway Station

2006

One of the People poster
6.9

Mahmoud is a man with simple dreams. His life turns into agony, when he witnesses a murder in the garage where he works as a security guard and he testifies against the murderer.

One of the People

2006

Soldier In the Camp poster
5.8

The Upper Egyptian Khader Hassanein joins the Central Security Forces, he accidentally meets Metwally Al-Zanati on the train, who tells him that he must take the revenge of his father who was killed 20 years ago. Khader realizes that he is the person who Metwally is meant to kill.

Soldier In the Camp

2003

Days of El Sadat poster
7.8

A biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade.

Days of El Sadat

2001

Born to Be a Criminal poster
5.8

Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom

Born to Be a Criminal

2006

Morning Lies poster
5.2

Ne’naa, (Ahmad Adam) a blind music teacher lives with his stepfather Zeinhom (Saeed Tarabeek) and his stepfather’s new wife who both want to seize his inheritance. They introduce a prostitute, Poussy (Amira Fathy), as a nurse to make him fall for her and steal his heritage.

Morning Lies

2006

Marriage by Presidential Decree poster
5.1

An employee in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decides to marry a girl of a higher social status. At a moment of recklessness,he sends a wedding invitation to the President, and he responds to the invitation. Preparations are under way to receive the President at the wedding awaited by everyone.

Marriage by Presidential Decree

2001

The Forbidden Talks poster
NR

Police officer (Hossam) succeeds in arresting Dr. (Ryaid) who's sentenced to death in a murder case. But he uncovers other aspects to the murder that points to the involvement of the Mafia that trade narcotic pills.

The Forbidden Talks

2000

Adam's Village poster
5.0

A group of friends gathered coastal village depend on fishingpoverty forces them to perform some petty theft tobe involved in the murder and Vistkhaddmanm corruptpolice officer to implement its objectives in that village and escalate events

Adam's Village

2009

Sons of the Devil poster
NR

Selim Abu Taqiyya, a drug kingpin who resides in Turkey, enlists his brother Mamdouh in drug trafficking operations until he eventually gets arrested. Selim disguises himself as a monk to visit his brother in prison, and police officer Ahmed disguises himself as a criminal to trap Selim's gang.

Sons of the Devil

2000

Azmet Sharaf poster
2.8

The wife of a well-known singer dies along with her driver in a traffic accident. In the ensuing murder investigation many latent – but explosive – issues rise to the surface.

Azmet Sharaf

2009

Code 36 poster
4.1

No synopsis available yet.

Code 36

2007

1990s · 12 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

اليوم المشهود

1991

The Emigrant poster
5.8

The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.

The Emigrant

1994

Destiny poster
6.8

In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.

Destiny

1997

A Message to the Governor poster
4.9

In the year 1807, they city of Rashid is under attack by the British forces. Harfoush, a brave knight must deliver a message to the ruler of Egypt to demand military aid in order to resist the enemy. After killing some soldiers, he finds himself in a cave with a wise old man who tells him about his destiny. When Harfoush wakes up he realizes that he is now at the gates of Cairo except it is the year 1998...

A Message to the Governor

1998

Bakhit and Adeela 2 poster
5.2

The second part of Lenin al-Ramly and Nader Galaal’s trilogy “Bekheet and Adeela”. A gang of drugs dealers finances Bekheet and Adeela’s parliament campaign. At the end, Bekheet and Adeela figured out that the gang has its hidden agenda, they enter the elections as independents, become members and finally overcome the gang.

Bakhit and Adeela 2

1997

Mahrous the Minister's Attaché poster
6.6

Mahrous, a simple man, is acquainted with the minister as they both hail from the same village. When Mahrous gets appointed at the minister's office, he only causes trouble. However, as the two get involved in extra-marital relationships, they form a strange bond and become square in many endeavors.

Mahrous the Minister's Attaché

1999

Bodyguard poster
5.6

Prisoner Adham makes a deal with fellow inmate Saad, a businessman who has been accused of stealing 700 million Egyptian Pounds, to work for him as his wife Aisha’s bodyguard. Aisha falls in love Adham. Kathem, Saad’s friend figures this out, and informs him. Saad discovers his wife’s betrayal and fabricates an accusation of Adham. They attempt to escape prison with the money they’ve stolen, except that Adham is thwarted by an obstacle along the way.

Bodyguard

1999

His Highness Hanafy poster
6.2

Hanafi al'abiha steals a jewelry shop with his partners and hides the bag with his brother Ahmad before they were arrested. His three accomplices escape and kidnap Ahmed's wife Duaa until they recover the bag. Hanafi is temporarily released to lead the Police to the place of his colleagues, and the events follow.

His Highness Hanafy

1990

No artwork available
NR

Millionaire Bahgat, the owner of an investment company, plots to frame four of his employees for a crime they did not commit. However, they manage to escape. Sana, the lawyer and fiancée of one of them, sets out to prove their innocence and is joined by Colonel Adel after his investigation uncovers evidence implicating Bahgat. But higher authorities order Colonel Adel to stop investigating Bahgat’s illegal activities. Convinced of Bahgat’s guilt and the young men’s innocence, Colonel Adel decides to resign and join forces with Sana in her mission to expose the truth.

Chasing the Forbidden

1993

Against the Government poster
8.1

After being fired by the prosecution office, Mostafa becomes a personal injury lawyer and takes advantage of people's pain for profit. But his life turns upside down when his only son falls victim to a car accident.

Against the Government

1992

Ashgal Shaqa poster
NR

The story revolves around the meeting of Colonel Mansour (Majed El Masry), the head of the Anti-Narcotics Bureau, with his old lover, Salma (Athar El Hakim), after her mother separated them. He became a police officer and never married, and she became an artist and married twice. They agreed to resume their previous relationship again. They were brought together by the presence of a drug dealer in her furnished apartment, and they agreed to cooperate together to bring down the prominent gang member, Emad El Moayed (Sami El Adl). Salma befriended him and introduced him to Mansour as the owner of a car showroom, which he exploits as a front for drug smuggling.

Ashgal Shaqa

1998

The Very Liars poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Very Liars

1993

1980s · 7 titles

Verdict at hearing's end poster
NR

The lawyer, Buthaina, reveals for the descriptions of her brother's wife, Saeed, that the disease of madness is rampant in her father's family. Hammam is opening the descriptions of her husband's desire to get rid of the fetus. She is a doctor. She conducts the operation on the advice of her teacher. Her husband revolts against her, Hammam submits a report against her because of the crime of abortion, and Buthaina decides to defend her brother's wife.

Verdict at hearing's end

1985

All That Love poster
NR

Kamal is raised by his father’s friend Nassif after his father dies in prison. Years later, Kamal falls in love with Nassif’s daughter Wafa, but Nassif opposes their marriage.

All That Love

1988

الوحوش الصغيرة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الوحوش الصغيرة

1989

Very Confidential poster
NR

Salem is a corrupt merchant who fires the simple employee Shakir, who possesses some documents that incriminate Salem. During the pursuit by Salem's men to retrieve the documents, Shakir hides them in Dr. Aida's clinic without her knowing, and he is killed by Salem's men. His body was dumped on the road after being stripped of anything that could identify him. Salem calls one of his associates to kill the doctor.

Very Confidential

1986

Overwintering poster
NR

Based on the story of the literary writer Youssef Al-Qaid, the events of the film revolve around a group of farmers who discover oil on one of them’s land, and the mayor begins to exploit it to his advantage.

Overwintering

1987

Human Care Association poster
7.0

Adel works as a journalist seeking to make his way and succeed in his work, but when he is exposed to an accident on his way, he wakes up and finds himself in an organization called the Humane Society, which gets rid of people who are suffering in their lives in order to comfort them.

Human Care Association

1984

The Execution Squad poster
7.0

Faraj al-Aktaa conspires with the Israeli enemy to get rid of the resistance men in Suez. Hassan, the only survivor, is accused of betraying the group and is sentenced to prison,while the daughter of the resistance leader is looking for her father's killer, and Hassan comes out of prison to avenge.

The Execution Squad

1989

1970s · 6 titles

Desire and Loss poster
7.0

Abdullah, a car driver, is accused in the murder of the thug Magdy and a friend of the Ghanaian Nawal. This criminal escapes after he tried to defend himself, but the events follow and he is also accused of killing the Ghanaian Nawal, he lands in one of the villas where Murad and his wife live with their young son, and Abdullah takes from the house residents Hostages so he can escape

Desire and Loss

1972

A Woman Of Glass poster
NR

Mona is married to Rushdie but she wants to have a divorce to marry her beloved officer Kamal. She accidentally runs over a family with her car, and her husband tries to frame one of his enemies with the charge.

A Woman Of Glass

1977

A Woman Of Glass poster
NR

Mona is married to Rushdie but she wants to have a divorce to marry her beloved officer Kamal. She accidentally runs over a family with her car, and her husband tries to frame one of his enemies with the charge.

A Woman Of Glass

1977

The Devil is a Woman poster
NR

Amin is an honest security guard in one of the factories, he falls in love with Yasmina the factory worker, and over time discovers that Yasmina is a member of a gang headed by Asim Damanhouri, who tries to kill Amin but he stabbs him in self-defense. Amin then flees with Yasmina to Ghassan's house.

The Devil is a Woman

1972

حبيبة غيري poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حبيبة غيري

1976

The Divorcees poster
NR

After Samia marries Mahmoud, she finds out that he's cheating on her. She gets divorced and starts a job at a company. Samia begins a new relationship with her manager, Adel. Adel finds out about her past as Mahmoud starts to blackmail her

The Divorcees

1975

Series credits

Tamer & Shawkeya poster
8.2

Tamer & Shawkeya follows posh lawyer Tamer who marries Shawkeya, a simple working‑class teacher. Their cultural and social differences lead to hilarious situations as they navigate family expectations, everyday life, and in‑laws in this classic Egyptian comedy of mismatched marriage and domestic chaos.

Tamer & Shawkeya

2006

Al-Gama'a poster
7.0

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

Al-Gama'a

2010

Harun Al Rashid poster
8.7

The story of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, which depicts the era of the Abbasid state and its historical glory, focusing on the personal life of the Abbasid caliph who was famous for his infatuation with women, and shedding light on his amorous exploits and the feuds of the harem inside the palace.

Harun Al Rashid

1997

Hekayat Beneeshha poster
NR

Dr. Layla Sallam, freshly healing from two tumultuous marriages, finds herself drawn to Omar, a complex patient battling mental illness. As their bond deepens—blurring lines between love and healing—Omar's quest for truth challenges Layla to confront her own demons.

Hekayat Beneeshha

2009

Son of the Poor poster
5.0

An upper-Egyptian who lives on the border of the poverty line decides to earn an honest living by having two jobs: A teacher at a public school during the day, and a taxi driver in the evening. Yet, through his struggle to make ends meet he falls into the pit of drug trade.

Son of the Poor

2019

The Yacoubian Building poster
NR

The story about the residents of the Yacoubian building and their intertwining lives, including Zaki Al-Dousoky who is in constant conflict with his sister, Dawlat, and Hajj Azzam, who used to be a shoeshiner but became a millionaire thanks to his drug trade.

The Yacoubian Building

2007

Heema - Days of Laughter and Tears poster
NR

Through the story of an island that a businessman is trying to seize, the series presents many social problems facing the young generation like the lack of job opportunities and spinsterhood, in addition to persistent thorny issues such as patronage, corruption and the exploitation of influence.

Heema - Days of Laughter and Tears

2008

Safia's Case poster
NR

The story of a rural girl named Safia whose father dies and leaves her a great inheritance. Her life takes a turn when a man claiming to be her brother suddenly appears. When he's killed, Safia is accused of the crime, forcing her to go on the run to try to prove her innocence.

Safia's Case

2010

The Minors poster
NR

The series depicts the issue of how young girls are married off to much older men in rural Egypt, through the story of Abdel Qawy, an old man who marries multiple minors, and the conflict between him and those who oppose him, including Etr and Attiat.

The Minors

2013

Sukkar's Crisis poster
6.0

Sukkar, a rural man, suddenly inherits a large fortune from his wealthy uncle who used to live in the United States. As Sukkar discovers that he has to share the inheritance with his cousins, comic situations unfold as Sukkar and his American-raised cousins try to adjust to one another.

Sukkar's Crisis

2010

The Legend poster
7.9

The series revolves around a young law school graduate Nasser (Mohammed Ramadan) who lives in the Sabbatiyah area, seeking to join the judiciary. In conflicts with a major arms dealer

The Legend

2016

Nouna, the Lady Marriage-Officiant poster
NR

Nouna becomes the first female marriage officiant in Egypt which comes with its own set of problems and obstacles that lands her in comic situations as her clients reflect a number of recent social issues that plagues the Egyptian society.

Nouna, the Lady Marriage-Officiant

2011

No artwork available
NR

A college student who lives in a village escapes from her stepfather's constant harassment to Cairo to work in one of the advertising agencies, until she finds out that the agency is exploiting the girls who work with them to serve their personal interests with influential people.

Tears of the Moon

2008

Abouda Is a Trademark poster
NR

The series follows a young man named Abouda who is facing many financial difficulties in life and is unable to prepare his marital apartment, until he suddenly finds himself coming into a great fortune.

Abouda Is a Trademark

2009

Ser El Arad poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ser El Arad

1994

Al-Aasr Market poster
NR

The series follows the fierce clash between the corrupt Helmy Askar and his rival Mansour Al-Maghazy who is determined to unravel Helmy's foul deeds, even if he gets imprisoned for it.

Al-Aasr Market

2001

أهل الطريق poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أهل الطريق

1993

A Public Opinion Case poster
8.0

The events revolve around Dr. Abla and her colleagues, Dr. Hanan and Nurse Samiha. On the way back from the hospital after an operation, they get chased by three drunken guys, who kidnap them at gunpoint, rape them, and then escape, which turns the three women's lives upside down.

A Public Opinion Case

2007

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

Falling in Sabe Well poster
NR

Based on the novel "Ibrahim and Inshirah" by journalist Abdel Rahman Fahmy, the series revolves around a true story from the Egyptian intelligence files, about the recruitment of an Egyptian man and his wife to spy for the benefit of Israel.

Falling in Sabe Well

1995

Al-Rayyan poster
6.0

The story of the famous businessman, Ahmed Al-Rayyan, who was a source of major controversy during the eighties after he was indicted for Ponzi schemes and sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Al-Rayyan

2011

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

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

وحلقت الطيور نحو الشرق poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

وحلقت الطيور نحو الشرق

2002

Alf liela w liela - El Talat Banat poster
8.0

(Karima w Halima W Fatima) The series tells in a fun way the stories of One Thousand and One Nights, where in every episode Sherazade tells a new story or continues a story and the beginning of a new story until the king always listens to it and postpones the decision to get rid of it.

Alf liela w liela - El Talat Banat

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ألف ليلة وليلة: حمال الأسية

1990

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

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الكومي

2001

الضاهر poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الضاهر

2019