Khaled El Nabawy


Khaled Mohamed El Nabawy is an Egyptian actor who played roles in film, theater and television.
He was born in Mansoura, Egypt, and was introduced to cinema by the director Youssef Chahine in 1994, in his film Al Mohager. El Nabawy was awarded the All African Film Award for best actor for his role in this film, and also won the Horus Award for best supporting actor for Al Maseer, from Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema. El Nabawy attended the Institute of Performing Arts. He lives in Cairo, Egypt. His roles in Hollywood include Mullah, the first advisor to Saladin, portrayed by Ghassan Massoud in the blockbuster film Kingdom of Heaven. He also played the role of Hamed, an Iraqi scientist in the film Fair Game.
El Nabawy was a high profile supporter of the Egyptian revolution both in the media and also, at times, personally protesting the streets.

Filmography

YearMovieRole
1990Leila AssalAhmed
1994The EmigrantRam
1997DestinyAl Nasir
1997Ismailia Rayeh GaiAbdulaziz"Zizo"
2000Omar 2000Omar
2005Kingdom of HeavenMullah
2010The DealerAli El Halwany
2010Fair GameHamed
2012The CitizenIbrahim
2020Youm Wa Layla
2022Laylet Qamar 14
2024Ahel Al Kahef