Biographies: Shawqi Shamekh - Actor

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Mohamed Shawqy Shamekh Mohamed Bayoumi was an Egyptian actor. He was born in Elhelmeya district of central Cairo, and received a bachelor's degree in business management from Ein Shams university in 1972. He worked as a accounting auditor in the ministry of education, before starting a career in acting. He first acted on stage in several plays, including “Shahed Mashafsh Haga” (ِ A Witness Who Didn't See Anything) and “El Erd” (The Monkey). He then went on to star in numerous television series and films, including “Arabesque”, “Zizenia” and “Raafat Elhaggan”. He died inside the Cardiac Institute's hospital of a stroke in 2009.

• 5 February 2015
• Tarek Sharkawy