Egypt will host its first Cairo Drama Festival in September, headed by renowned actor Yehia El-Fakharany, to evaluate the annual season of Egyptian drama during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the presence of a large group of the brightest stars of Egyptian drama.
The Festival is scheduled to be held in September of each year as part of supporting Egypt Vision 2030, which focuses on the interest in arts and culture as one of the pillars of Egyptian soft power, reflecting the state’s appreciation of art and its enlightening role in society.
El-Fakharany expressed his happiness at holding this huge event, which aims to enrich the artistic field, especially drama production, and seeks to encourage all distinguished talents to serve the industry as a whole, under the supervision of a group of critics specialized in all fields related to the drama industry.
El-Fakharany is an Egyptian doctor and actor, born on April 7,1945, in Dakahlia city. He received his bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from Ain Shams University in Cairo in 1971 and was a famous cast member of the college drama club.
At that time, he received an award for the best actor at the level of Egyptian universities. After that, he turned professional in acting and performed in many series, plays and films.
In 1973, El-Fakharany’s artistic career began as he started performing in the series "Al Farah wal Dukhan” (Joy and Smoke).
El-Fakharany also participated in many works based on religious stories, including the stories of women in the Qur’an and otherstories of the Holy Qur’an. El-Fakharani also presented more than 16 plays, including "Al-Bahlwan” (The Clown) and "Saadoun Al-Majnoun” (Saadoun the Crazy).
During his artistic career, El-Fakharany won many artistic awards, including the Carthage Festival award after presenting the film “Kharag Wa Lam Yaaod” (He Came Out And Did Not Return).
El-Fakharany was appointed as a member of the Egyptian Senate.
In his personal life, El-Fakharany married his colleague at the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Lamis Jaber, whom he met for the first time at the university theater where he was presenting a play by Bernard Shaw. He later proposed marriage to her.
They had two sons, Shadi El-Fakharany, who graduated from the Film Institute and now works as a director and Tarek El-Fakharany, who also works in the field of directing.
He acted with his father in the movie “Ali Baba’s Trial.” He also has three grandchildren - Yahya, Adam, and Lamis.
