Great director Ismail Abdel Hafez passed away this morning after losing his long battle against his recent illness. Ismail traveled to Paris with a private jet with his son actor Mohamed Abdel Hafez after a huge set back in his health. It is indeed a great loss for the Egyptian drama where this director had enriched us for decades with wonderful works of art and left behind him a great legacy that will always be cherished and remembered.The last work we saw for Ismail was last Ramadan in "Ibn Lail".