Egyptian footballer
"Black Gold" is his first acting role. He lost 28Kg (61 pounds) in 2 months for the character "Khoz Ahmed".
In "Asia" he lost 10kg (22 pounds) in 1 month for the character "Seif".
Prior to filming "The bum" he isolated himself from everyone for 3 months to get ready for the character, learned from scratch the Egyptian countryside dialect & accent, & grew his hair and beard For 6 months.
